| 单词 | swear |
| 例句 | They occasionally raise their voices but never swear or raise their hands at us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He rattles off a list of words I swear I’ve never heard uttered. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z If he could touch it, he swears the skin would be warm. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I swear he’s getting a little teary eyed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I knew a swastika was a nasty thing, but I swear I didn’t realize how nasty. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He heard the bat whisper, “I did not know, Overlander. I swear to you I did not know.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Seriously, are you? Because I swear I’m going to pull over and put you in the trunk if that’s the case.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I swear to God, I just ate a sandwich.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Trust me, man, pretty much every dude in here swears they’re some kind of comedian. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then without a word we all knelt down together, and, all holding hands, swore to be true to each other. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As a result, Jean Louise and her brother never swore in his presence. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I nursed a worthless pint drinker for twelve years and when my lazy, life-sucking daddy finally died, I swore to God with tears in my eyes I’d never marry one. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Also, Dad has accepted that I swear, and I think I’ve convinced him that it’s a fair trade-off. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z One witness after another swore it was Booth, John Wilkes Booth, who had shot the president. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They vowed not to escape, Arya told herself, but they never swore not to help me escape. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Oh, God,” he mumbled, “and now that man is dead. That old man. He was afraid of me too. Remember how he ran away from me? But I never did anything to him! I swear!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I swear to him I’ll be patient, but waiting for the old man does try me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what it means. I’d never try to harness the spirits of the dead. I’m no witch, Elias, I swear—” “I know that, Hel.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She stomps around the first floor of the house, legs stiff, face red, and she works her way through the entire alphabet of swear words, including some stuff I've never heard anyone say before. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Forget it. Anyway, I know what that is. I’m not dumb, I swear.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The collar was set with an enchanted amethyst that Xaro swore would ward her against all poisons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I swear their high ponies bounce in unison—one dark, the other blond. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, Moss, it’s not your fault, I swear. I just wish people were more sensitive, you know?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I swear it was like he was trying to listen in on the conversation, too. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tony D. is looking up at me and he's showing his white teeth, I swear they've been sharpened to look like vampire teeth, and I go, "Uh-oh," and start to get real cold inside. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z They sped by a pack of sea lions lounging on the docks, and she swore she saw an old homeless guy sitting among them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s taken time, I swear. I went through this whole emo phase in middle school where I played with the alias ‘Rick.’” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z From nowhere, a truck pulls out in front of them, and the cab driver swears in Arabic, by the beard of the Prophet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z But we tell him that nobody but us knows what happened, and swore him to lifelong secrecy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear he looked at me for a second when he said it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "I swear, I'll tell no one ..." "On that much we agree. Good night to you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The boy swore that, every time he heard the alarm, he would heed its message. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “A place I swore never to enter again,” Daedalus said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But he was always swearing that he would do better; it was, perhaps, the brutality of his penitence that had kept them together for so long. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z And I am promising never to do anything like that again and asking Please don’t let papou die and swearing It was Clementine’s fault. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I get it! What if we just tell our parents but swear them to secrecy?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “But this island is deserted. We’ve been here for weeks. I swear, there’s nobody here.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He swears in Yiddish, kicks the machine, then kneels down and reaches inside to try and grab it, but his arm gets caught. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Everyone I talked to swore race relations were never bad in Clover. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z If Gryffindor won, Harry knew that the whole House would forget that they had criticized him and swear that they had always known it was a great team. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But there’ll always be some people who will do extremely well, and they will loudly swear to the efficacy of whatever system they’ve used. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Screw texting. Go see him. I would ask you to swear on my life that you’ll be more honest with him, but we’ve proven today that I’m untouchable. I will walk this world forever.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “But I promise you, Ashley—I swear on all that is holy—that when I unlock that chest, when I’m done with you, you’ll beg me to let you stay here and work for me.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z "Days. It's days. I swear it on my life." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Ada who swears to wear black and scratch out dreadful poems. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear that I’ll never accept an award that I don’t deserve. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And for a minute, we just look at each other, and I swear the air gets thicker. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z At each meeting every man swore on a Bible that he would keep the Sons’ secrets. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood stiff and solid, swallowing the bitter lump that had formed in my throat, and swore to myself I wouldn’t cry, wouldn’t beg him not to go, wouldn’t even miss him when he left. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “You’re like—I don’t know how to put it . . . my grandfather. Your manners, I mean. You don’t gobble your food or spit on the floor. I’ve never heard you swear. It’s okay, but it’s different.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There are a few moments of swearing and thumping as Rupert takes the trunk out, then silence settles back over the night. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Behind the iced windows, drivers gripped their wheels, swearing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember: If your twin sister wasn’t my spitting image I’d swear you came about from parthenogenesis. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “In the name of the Council, we swear by the River Styx to grant your reasonable request as long as it is within our power.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But the words caught on her tongue like a swear word. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I swear to God, Mr. Wellins looked so emotionally moved, I thought he was going to start sobbing. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I swore I thought I saw some Congs dragging a guy through the bushes,” Monaco said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very well,” he says impatiently, not sounding in the least like a vassal about to swear to his lady. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And Ophie quietly swore to herself that she would never make eye contact with the ghosts on the trolley again. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She hunched over and murmured to herself, and I swear I saw silver symbols etched in the air before they disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was just one very small improvement — after swearing that he wouldn’t use her to send letters to any of his friends, Harry had been allowed to let his owl, Hedwig, out at night. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "If they've let the boys escape, I'll have more than a little skin off their back this time, I swear it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I swear I didn’t mean to hurt Moss.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I didn’t cut your bike in half. I swear.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z My brother swore up and down that he didn't break into anyone's store. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She swears she can hear him snoring through the wall. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I swear to God, someone tied a knot in my stomach. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It takes her so long, you’d swear she was writing a whole paragraph. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He swore that he had never seen her until just now when she had sprung forth, newborn, from the earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Molly stands up to find a straw, and I swear at least one hoy from each table looks up as she passes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Because your daddy and I swore that you and Trey would never step foot in that school,” she says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He swears and puts a bleeding finger in his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Please tell Pri and Donna not to beat me up. I swear, I wasn’t trying to get with Dray.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Skeezie: If the service gets much slower in this place, I swear I’m gonna take a job here myself, just so’s I can get something to eat. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z "He swears he knew naught of the plot. Who can say? The man is half Lannister, half Frey, and all liar. I put him in Jaime's old tower cell." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “If she decides to stay,” said Selvam, “she will be with me. I will look after her. I swear it.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The kings had all thrown themselves into kowtows, each swearing he would return at the Moon Festival with splendid flowers. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We laugh and do a pinkie swear because we answered at the same time. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I could swear I’d even heard a rattling sound echo in the woods. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Percy,” Hazel said, “you swore on your life. Romans take that seriously. If anything goes wrong, even by accident, Octavian is going to kill you. You know that, right?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Daddy rolls the r extra long, and I swear I wanna die right here, right now. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I swear it was one dribble and two steps and then he was up in the air, flying above everybody. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Exactly. So maybe she didn’t skate. I swear, I know I should be crying, but when I think about her all I want to do is laugh.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the men swore and struck at him with his gun butt. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When they took off their helmets, you’d swear it had just started to snow. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They all contributed items of clothing to bulk out Lyra’s bed and make it look as if she was still there, and swore to say they knew nothing about it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Every year, they go so long I swear I can see his ghost rise up from the dead and take his seat right there in the preacher’s pulpit. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I swear, the more I wear pageant heels, the more I can see corns and bunions in my future. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “After that Harvard says I have to matriculate or reapply. Unless Daddy buys them another building. I’m messing with you, Matthew. I got in on my own steam, I swear.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At last she weakened, and he was able to force her back and plead with her to let him talk, swearing to her that Nately’s death had not been his fault. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I swear I hadn’t once thought of doing such a thing, and I’m sure she hadn’t, either. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "I swear,” Mabel says, "I feel like I could eat all day.” We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “He said, aye. He said he would take us to this three-eyed crow too. That river we crossed this morning is the same one we crossed four days ago, I swear. We’re going in circles.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And in that moment, I swear we were infinite. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He refused to swear on it, and flat refused to study the esoteric texts, which he called “the consolation of would-be wizards cursed to live in a world without magic.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I still swear it wasn’t an accident, it was like Feather’s warning. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I swore to Mother I would not set foot into the forest with him or anywhere out of sight. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven didn’t tell her, and Kenya swore she wouldn’t. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “And your oath. You won’t forget what you swore to me?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jan rose, came forward briskly, and was asked to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help him God. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As we were leaving the Badlands, Gramps swore at a driver who cut us off. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Who has made you swear something in God’s name?” he demands. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I turn to go around it, but everyone else has the same idea, resulting in a mess of swearing, shoving, mired bodies. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “They were. They were all over Pan. You couldn’t hardly see him. She’s doing some magic or summing, I swear. You know the fairies, in stories? Well, they take human children.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The man shoved the box into the boy’s hands and swore again. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “At once. You must swear to me you will.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I swore to myself that I would work hard to pay my parents back. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I swore to tell the truth, the whole truth. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps that was why he was swearing quietly to himself when Meggie put her head around the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Bloom swore it was a customary gesture of respect, but of course with Bloom one could never be sure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But I swear I’ve heard my grandfather’s voice, as clear as a bell. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “All you have to do is follow directions. It’ll be so easy, I swear.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The edge of Hannah’s lip quivers, and I swear to Christ, if Millie can make her smile, it will be nothing short of an act of God. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I swore under my breath and rapped on the trapdoor until the coachman lifted it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Absolutely did. She even mentioned the last time she saw you, how you were so nice and handsome. I swear it.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Baby girl, if your boyfriend ever gets into your panties and you find yourself in a family way, swear that it was Immaculate Conception and start mouthing off about miracles,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "Really, really try. I swear it," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Of course, Judianne made out like she didn’t know what I was talking about, swearing up and down she hadn’t touched a single hair on my head. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not tell this to another soul, on pain of death. Do you swear?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The supposed fisherman answered, “I swear by the God of the Sea that no man except myself has come to this shore, and no woman either.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, this isn’t a big deal, okay? It seems like a big deal right now, but I swear this will blow over. None of this matters. They don’t matter. This doesn’t change anything for me.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I swear I can hear Snow White yodeling that lovely song she does somewhere off in the distance. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z "And don't be getting lost again, or I swear I'll beat you bloody." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I swear I don’t know how she had the nerve, but she laughed in his face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then, Mr. Small and the vice principal, whom Patrick swears is gay, hand out the diplomas. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z My dad knew exactly five Chinese phrases, and four of them were swears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I swear, we can never just be “good.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Anyway, he swore that if a woman, any woman, gets really carried away while dancing, what she truly is—at least potentially—will surface and show on her face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear to God, I could make a career out of this. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z On the night of August 14, 1791, commanders from the richest sugar plantations in Saint Domingue gathered in a place called Alligator Woods and swore a solemn oath. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I swear—under my breath because a lady’s Attendant never curses aloud—and brace myself for impact. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Because I swear it looks like teeth marks in the sidewall.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They do not drink, smoke, or swear, and they still call sex “nookey.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, I was the only person in that church who saw them. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “He’s going to ask for my hand, Laila! Maybe as early as this summer. Can you believe it? I swear I can’t stop thinking about him.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z So when she had grabbed him by the collar at lunch—he swore he could still feel the material bunched between her fists—something inside him had been altered. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “He’ll pay for what he’s done. I swear to you. I will make him pay. It’s over for him.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I said, “Really, sir, I swear ’fore God it’s the biggest fiddle in the world.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s all about love, Fab, I swear,” she says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’d swear I heard her footsteps, or someone picking the lock on my studio. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We all swore it belonged to us personally. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “So long as you swear Cardan will be here and hale when I return tomorrow, alone.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He refuses to believe his family is gone and swears to himself that he won’t rest until he finds them safe and sound. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I swear all the parents here have only two looks anymore—terrified worry, and a mask with a fake smile trying to hide their terror so their kids don’t notice. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Give me the galleys, and I swear that Qarth will have the friendship of Meereen until the stars go out. Let me trade with them, and you will have a good part of the profits.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some swear it was Jack Ford, with his Hendrix records and split-level room attached to the roof for late-night smoke breaks. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He bought my tuxedo, and my traditional green suit for the nika—the swearing ceremony. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And if I swear fealty, I’ll be chained to the Emperor as the second-in-command—the Blood Shrike. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Every now and then, I heard him swear. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “I swear, if I get out of this, I’m going to tell my mom to back off and let me live my own life.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “No he didn’t!! I swear on my life!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Browder was called to the witness stand, raised her right hand, and swore to tell the “truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z ‘Never! Till you tell me how I may rescue you,’ swore the knight, still kneeling. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear I see the flash of the thunder flicker through my closed eyelids. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Are you sure? I could swear that’s Crazy Horse when he was your age. Though his hair was probably a bit longer.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Shakes, sways, and I swear, it’s going to fall...fall, fall, fall over. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I’d swear on the lives of everyone in my platoon that he hadn’t been standing there a moment ago. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I’d seen a couple of births on that cable-TV show, and people usually yelled for a while; sometimes they swore and it had to be bleeped, but it never took longer than half an hour. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I see Doña Ramona, I swear to God, she’s wearing an apron. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Major Danby was swearing some more and still shifting his eyes about uneasily. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “She used to swear out a warrant and put him in jail.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you continue your marriage pep talk another day? I swear I won’t run off and marry a heathen tonight.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Why? He’s the best we have—I swear it. The best should be the Keeper.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Let us out of here! We won’t bother you anymore, we swear!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “You named this duck? Biddy, I swear they gonna lock you in a loony bin. Biddy kept on a-chattering. “You the prettiest baby duck in the whole wide world. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The southwest was barren and burnt, he swore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She swears all day every day, whether she’s happy, sad, indifferent, everything. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Francie smiled happily, pleased at his using the nickname he had given her when, as a baby, he swore that her crying was as varied and as tuneful as an opera singer’s range. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are at your command, and all things shall be as you say. Thus we swear.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Piper could swear he was trying to shout encouragement. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Feeling compelled, I swore, as he bade me, not to reveal his plan of revenge. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “But your mother never knew, I swear it.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “The beldam swore by her good right hand,” said the tall girl, “but she lied.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Honestly, Sophie, how do you think of stuff like that? I swear.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Someone inside the office was swearing violently over a telephone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding the orange so tight, I swore juice would squirt out, Dad plunged the syringe forward. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I swear I’m going to, Mom, if you don’t stop.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Tell the boy I am sorry that I will not be with him for his wedding. I will rejoin you in Westeros. That I swear, by my sweet Serra’s hands.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I interrupted her as she was washing dishes and, swearing her to secrecy, I read the composition aloud. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If I didn’t know he was inanimate, I would swear I caught Freddie giving me side eye the other day. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then there’s a cackle that echoes so menacingly, Scoob could swear it sends a shudder through the treetops. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “Now, Shady. I thought you were swearing off the stuff.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Both sides made vows, swore the duty of peace, and so winter came, in its time, to the country of the Jutes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z My butt slaps against the wood so hard that I swear it might split in half. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I swear I don’t know anything. But sometimes I suspect.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then her gaze shifts to me, and I swear my heart stops beating. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Squirrels were everywhere, small red ones that chattered at him and seemed to swear and jumped from limb to limb. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, boy, my ears must be plug up. I could swear you just tell me something about letting me paint? Like you does give me permission to make work?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The Story Box felt heavier as I lugged it past them, and when we reached the final statue, the old queen who’d saved us from the bosslings, I swear I saw her wink. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If I didn’t know better, I’d swear they were madly in love with each other. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Not to King's Landing and not to swear fealty, but to Riverrun, with a sword in his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He and fifty others were to take an oath to swear allegiance to the United States, to become our nation’s newest citizens, when a suicide bomber cut that dream short. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The rest of the working men stalk off, spitting and swearing, leaving only performers and bosses in line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was a bad throw, and I could swear he was laughing at me, and that really got me mad. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He swears the only reason God spared his life twice is so that he could spread the word about the illness, as if nobody knew what it was. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The receptionist opens the last door in the hallway, and I swear, I stop breathing. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z If bronze statues could blush, I swear Hank did. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “If that chow chow flicks her fluffy fur one more time, I swear it’s going to fly off.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "No one, sweet lady. I swear it on my honor as a knight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Both parties later swore to terms of peace set by their arbiter, Athena, daughter of Zeus who bears the stormcloud as a shield— though still she kept the form and voice of Mentor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We swore sacred oaths to be strong and to save the planet and to be friends for ever. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She dug deep and belted out notes strong enough to reach Nancy, I swear. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She has a spiky exterior, but Alex swears there’s something soft in there somewhere. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I swear—it never once crossed my mind to wonder who this kid was, this hero who was ready to be plowed down by the entire squad just to put on a good show. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I wasn’t shouting anything profane—I never swore, not then, not ever. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “Both of you look as though you’ve had Stretching Jinxes put on you. I swear Ron’s grown four inches since I last bought him school robes. Are you hungry, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Her face looks like something hurts deep inside, and I swear that I hear her mumble that she’s sorry. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “I swear, Gitl, that man is already henpecked and not even married to you yet.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “What else did you take? What else have you got? Tell me the truth or, I swear, I shall run you through with this knife!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “She was running—like she was in a hurry! She ran right in front of me! I didn’t see her. I swear I didn’t see her!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d swear he told you to take that trunk down and leave the car out in the snow.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "The frightened, the weak, and the sick. And we who swore. We remain." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I swear to you, M. Poirot, and my husband knows and will swear also—that, much as I may have been tempted to do so, I never lifted a hand against that man.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He swore, grabbed at the sail and started to rip it down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is going to sound crazy, Vik, but I swear everything I’m about to tell you is true!” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Shoun said he would swear a dozen times that Bill never identified his killers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was a quarter mile away, but I swear I could see him smile. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Howd Wanderer swore his oath upon his sword, as nicked and pitted a piece of iron as Jon had ever seen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then Mom swears and opens the door with a high- pitched “Ooooh, who do we have here?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad swore he had no idea what happened to it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I was convinced that a Communist would swear to anything,” he said later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She lives on cigarettes and black coffee, swearing like a rap star and calculating spreadsheets in her head. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As for Tyler, the lying weasel, he swore up and down he didn’t cut my traps, but his father didn’t believe him, so he lost the use of the Boston Whaler for a year. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The Earth-shaker for answer urged again: “Hephaistos, let us grant he goes, and leaves the fine unpaid; I swear, then, I shall pay it.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man wept and swore it true. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I swear he understood me because his ears drooped and he turned away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The judge then asked the twelve chosen jurors to swear that they would render a true verdict according to the law and the evidence—“so help you God!” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Fina tells me about how her grandfather fought in the Vietnam War and lost one of his legs there and how sometimes he swore he could still feel it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I swear to God, if I were a piano player or an actor or something and all those dopes thought I was terrific, I'd hate it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Your Majesty,” she whispered, “will you swear not to say a word?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “If you ever need anything, I’m only a phone call away. I swear, you could ask me for anything at all, Jubi, and I’d be here,” she insisted. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “I swear, sometimes I think you still play with dolls.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Dad swears Mom’s nose is as cute as ever and I don’t notice anything different about it, but she still touches it gingerly when he starts talking about some big new idea he’s got going. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Dad was so happy he didn’t even notice that the old guys behind us were swearing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Well, girl,” Nicole said, “I could never be a Muslim because I swear to God I am always hot. Plus, I look too cute in tank tops.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Instead he looked at the girl's face and said, "You swear you'll release her after the battle?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Your sorry ain’t worth a shitload of peaches, Lily. I swear to God—” “I called because I was just wondering something.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you ever leave me again,” she said, her eyes stinging, “I swear to all the gods—” Percy had the nerve to laugh. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Cash accompanies them to the Reflecting Pool, where June kicks the back of Alex’s knee to get him going, and Alex grunts and swears and picks up the pace. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And browner than a serf in summer, I swear it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She swore to herself that she would not be. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Link swore me to secrecy, so other than Mother and Grandmother, none of the other seven students knew he existed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Snow, that was the one. Such a white name . . . like the pretty cloaks they give us in the Kingsguard when we swear our pretty oaths." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She turns to the window and clears her throat, and I swear to you, a wall drops down between us. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I swear I saw a face on it winking at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He falls backward, and I see the hardwood floor coming at my face so fast, I can’t even swear. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Thankfully, I manage to tell her about my history professor, who swears during lessons, rides a motorcycle, and seems much more like someone you'd meet at a bar than in a lecture hall. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z New York must be its own planet, I swear, because no one even blinks. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And these children threw around swear words I’d never heard before, even, and slang expressions that were just as new to me, such as “stud” and “cat” and “chick” and “cool” and “hip.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z What can I do but throw my rosary against the wall of my cell and swear violence? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wrote out a copy of that poem and made Lázaro swear he’d pass it on to you when the fingerprints started appearing.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z "There was! I swear there was!" the man was shouting back. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He swears that they are obliged by an army order to wear silk chemises and to bathe before entertaining guests of the rank of captain and upwards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I really had to quote that one even though it has a swear. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He had ordered a salad topped with warm lambs’ tongue, a poached egg, and pecorino cheese, something she swore she would not touch but ended up eating the better part of. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Here for a few minutes he could get away from the swearing and cuffing of his superiors and the malice of the grooms. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s useless. When I tell her to back off, she swears I’m playing hard to get.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I swear it wasn’t calculated, but apparently it was just the right thing to do. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I swore at people, even if I loved them. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “It was three separate shots, and one of those bullets went right by my head! I swear I heard it zing past me.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I swear, now that my family and Gale’s are out of harm’s way, I could run away. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Wood creaked, canvas cracked, and water splashed, so loudly a man might swear the castle was sure to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was burning... and if I did not see her fall, hundreds swear they did. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I swear, Pudding’s the worst,” Pork Chop muttered, shaking his head at the squalling baby. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear I can still smell those roses. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We swore ourselves to secrecy and decided to suppress the matter. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear I heard Michael humming one of the blessings under his breath as he counted up paper chain links a couple of days ago. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Grampa, swearing and slapping his hand on the dashboard every time traffic got too tight, directed me to a back street a couple blocks from the square. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Cory always swore he had an uncle in a motorcycle gang. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s the exact same prescription as last time, but he swears that he sees better.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “We don’t have families. We swore to it.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At some length, I responded, “If you are asked, you may relate that most of our numbers shall swear fealty to whoever offers emancipation with the greatest celerity.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Xaro would have sold the crown too—the Thirteen would see that she had a much finer one, he swore—but Dany forbade it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I wanted to marry Olga. I swear to you. Especially when...” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No, that’s not it,” she says, and I swear her eyes are welling with tears. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “You swore you would not let me fall into his hands again. I have your word on that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Several times when I described Phoebe’s world of lunatics and axe murderers, Gram said, “Just like Gloria, I swear to goodness. Just exactly like Gloria.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z "I swear it by earth and water," said the boy in green. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The captain swore polyglot—very polyglot—polyglot with bloom and blood; but he could do nothing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I swear on the grave of my parents; may my mother’s soul forever sizzle in torment if I am lying.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Replaced. Sacked. Looted like a trophy and carted off—away from my beloved homeland. I lost so much. I swore I would never forgive. Neither would my children.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You said I have to meet you halfway, but you need to pick me up from home. It’s not a trap, I swear.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I swear to God, it's staring at me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Its gardens were overgrown, but Bertha swore the candle trees had power. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed my eyes shut and swore under my breath. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Lee said, “I once swore to defend this ground.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then—I don’t know, maybe my mom’s right and there’s nothing but ghosts everywhere in Louisiana, because I swear it’s like someone just up and comes and whispers an idea in my ear. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “She said they swore they would return for revenge.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, and I swear he sounded relieved, “I guess I could stay for a while.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They went to City Hall, where Sissy swore that she was eighteen, and were married by one of the clerks. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And I swore—and I didn’t swear—if Big Ma was whipping my legs with her lightning strap, I wouldn’t have felt a lick. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, me either. Mama made me swear. And if I disobey, I have to go live with Aunt Ida and her fifteen cats in Atlanta.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I still can’t believe you guys are road tripping together. If you guys end up as roommates, I swear to God.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When she looks at me this time, I swear to you the air in the car changes. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Standing there with rage in his heart, looking after Jasper, Ged swore to himself to outdo his rival, and not in some mere illusion-match but in a test of power. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And just before the whale sinks beneath the surface its eyes roll from sightless white to shiny black, and I swear it locks its gaze on me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She swings her legs back and forth, and while they swing I could swear both her hands are on backward, as are her feet. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "My good blockhead, I swear to you that it was put back in my drawer. Greatest surprise I ever had in my life when I found it there." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z "You do not mean to die with him? You swear it, my queen?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I swore them to secrecy. I could be the future king, and they think all kings need mistresses. It's made me more popular." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Dray. No, baby, no. I swear. Baby, I would never do that to you.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Lyddie couldn’t help but laugh, remembering the sight of those sweating, swearing, filthy gentlemen, and now they were further poisoning the already stale air of the carriage with their odor and road mud. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Party members were supposed not to swear, and Winston himself very seldom did swear, aloud, at any rate. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Or Juan, who swears at himself every time he makes a tiny mistake in the kitchen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He heard Chacho swear as he was forced to climb into a bunk bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear to God, if they don’t stop encouraging this, I will murder them. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was right after the time our priest said—I swear to God—that women should obey their husbands. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Her defiant look changes to one of naked fear, and I swear to myself. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "I swore I would never treat with you while you wore your traitor's crown. Would that I had kept to that vow." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I swear—and I’m sure you can back me up on this from previous actions—I’m definitely like a kid at times. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Fingers curled up into a ball so tight, I swear that at any second I could snap. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I swear, every week they find something new to get angry about.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She pressed her soft lips to his temple, and he could swear she was crying. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’m not, I swear, look, I’ll say it on tape and you can sue me if I use it.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Mama, it’s not that important, I swear. At least not yet.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I swear, Paul, you’ve grown half a foot this year. You probably don’t have anything that fits. Including what you have on now.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear on my life, one day I’ll personally escort all those that hurt my sisters to Hell.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Koffi's heart began to drum fast and hard in her chest, and she silently swore as two men entered the study. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I swore I’d read that myth book cover to cover to make up for throwing my reader out of the window. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Boy, I swear, I’m gonna miss your jokes. You be safe, now, you hear?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I didn’t see anything. I swear. He was in the water by the time I woke up.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If Grandpa weren’t so old, I’d swear he was sweet on Miss Love, and vice versa. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I swear to you, no harm will come to them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But right now, if I didn’t know better, I’d swear Lolo was about to take a swing. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Enough to fill my heart with more misery and make me swear violent oaths at him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It was not always like this, I swear it wasn’t. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I swear I feel like an ax murderer, even though I’m totally innocent. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The Roman demigods swore it would never see the light of day. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I swear it smelled like natural gas and pu-erh tea when it ruptured, which was weird and gross. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “You swear to Christ in heaven that you have understood not a w'ord of this interchange?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “In exchange, she swore to me that one day I would tip the balance of power. I would bring the minor gods respect. An eye was a small price to pay.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. It was presumptuous to come here and I beg your pardon, but I swear to you I meant no disrespect. I only wanted to help you.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I swear to God, typing this is actually making me hungry. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I will always reply no wonder what happens, I swear. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I would almost swear to you I could smell the aroma of grilling steaks wafting up to us on the evening air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “You still swear now?” he asked, looking into her eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Ivy swore her mother looked relieved to get rid of her for a while. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “But I swore I wouldn’t grow up to be like him. I ended up having friends of every color at school, and I knew that none of the stuff my dad said was true.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z In his mind, he realized that moment he left her on the farm when she swore love, certainly she meant it, but she was barely eighteen. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I swear I didn’t know when I opened my mouth that I would say what I said, but it changed the subject all right: “Y’all want to hear about Aunt Loma nursin’ a pig?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then after the step show, Sandra swore she knew about a small party that was happening that was going to be “totally low-key.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z One of my workers swears the head cook can turn himself into a monkey and steal things from the guest rooms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He swore up and down that he hadn’t seen any creature in the woods that night—even though I’d shined my flashlight right at it—which is just what he told the cops. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "One more question, Intern Deere. Do you swear that Sandy had a bruise on his shin resulting from a kick?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I think—I swear, we couldn’t hear her, but I swear she was chatting them up. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Supposedly during the hearing Johnny was mouthing swear words at people in the courtroom. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The cops gave us a gift that day, and I swore I would never get caught in a situation like that again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The next time that she got a chance, Piper swore she would melt down Katoptris and sell it for scrap metal. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I promise,” she said, “if I get into any sort of trouble, I will swear to my last breath that you were deceived by me, and had no knowledge of anything.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I swear this isn’t as creepy as it looks.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I probably was still looking out the window, but I swear I can't remember. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "Yes. He sat on the Iron Throne and swore it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “But—” “I’m not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn’t we swear when we took him in we’d stamp out that dangerous nonsense?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I don’t know. I swear to God, I don’t know.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Harry swore at the top of his voice, spinning on the spot to see where Mundungus had gone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Tormund has given me his oath. He will serve with us until the spring. The Weeper and their other captains will swear the same or we will not let them pass.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If you swear you were not involved with the scheme, I’d like to offer you a spot.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He promised that if he were chosen to succeed Thupa Wallpa he would swear the same oath of allegiance to Spain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My lord swore that he would ride him. home when the war was done. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All ride long they swore at me and ridiculed me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He swears but doesn't let go and swipes at my ankles. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "We swear it by ice and fire," they finished together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Basta swore and threatened, giving me a nasty cut on my upper arm, but then, suddenly, the front door was thrown open and they both disappeared into the night, still reeling like drunks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He could swear to it, if required, that the word “God” was spoken by the patient. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Dove was swearing fast enough and protesting that was the way he really felt. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ali swore that if you ate watermelon the night of yelda, you wouldn’t get thirsty the coming summer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z ALL night long, I swear, I can feel Miss Hilly reading our book. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I swore him to secrecy. It's not the sort of thing I wanted getting around.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z One of the English boys had got Dove down and was twisting his arm, making him swear allegiance to his Britannic Majesty, gracious George the Third. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As I stood there, hushed and still, I could swear that the house was not an empty shell but lived and breathed as it had lived before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma never swore, but she did that day. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The lord could make them swear oaths and answer questions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They must forbear to kill the hounds of Zeus, she said, but she swore by the waters of the Styx, the oath that none can break, that they would never again trouble Phineus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But, sir, it’s the truth, sir! I swear it’s the truth.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Someone swore, loudly, and she raised a hand up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She calmed down only when they swore that they would take Rosa directly from the house to the Catholic cemetery: only then did she accept the laudanum the doctor handed her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "No, I swear, I have a question about science," I say. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z One veered off behind the building to the smelly toilet we had been forced to use once and swore never again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Wanda kept her eyes on the cops by the entrance to the administration building, and he swore that he could feel the rage pumping through her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I swear, in like two seconds Daddy grabs DeVante by his neck and slams him against the freezer. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He turns to page thirty-one and almost swears out loud. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Dickey, who was himself a Georgian and knew the area well, swore that his book was a faithful description. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If you sat around there long enough and heard all the phonies applauding and all, you got to hate everybody in the world, I swear you did. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She would take as little notice as she had taken when Charles had brought out his swear words, so triumphantly, as a very small boy. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He swore he just wanted to have a friendly chat about the situation, but the minute I stepped inside he started shouting at me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Zeus was madly in love with her and told her that anything she asked of him he would do; he swore it by the river Styx, the oath which not even he himself could break. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yo, D. I swear, I’m about to come up there and get you,” Dray says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And I would, I swear to God, except I'm too busy trying to disappear. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “Surprised? I guess I was. Will Tweedy, I swear I hardly knew what was happening. It was like being in a dream where you can’t move.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We have no food with us so breakfast is a yellow fruit that Viola spies on some trees we pass that she swears she ate in Carbonel Downs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Babulya yelled in the language she had brought with her from her homeland, those seaside southern mountains that Anya swore she would see someday. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “No: you must stay! I swear it—and the oath shall be kept.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "No? You are my guest, my dear. You swore your oath. You've tasted of my food. According to the laws of our sisterhood, there is nothing you can do to harm me." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z "I swear, Tiny, sometimes ..." I stop myself from saying something pathetic and start over. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “In summer I always remember her with dirt under her nails and on her jeans. She had a pair she only wore for gardening. I swear the knees were made of mud patches.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I swear by Saint Pintle that I practiced those lines a thousand times at the very least. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Ron dropped several boxes, swore, and made a rude hand gesture at Fred that was unfortunately spotted by Mrs. Weasley, who had chosen that moment to appear. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z "Thank you," she said—he would swear that she was talking to Tina. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z His fierce brown eyes regarded Hazel, and she could swear he looked impatient, as if thinking: About time you got here. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With growing vexation, he swore at them until they ran away like startled sheep, leaving their costumes behind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I didn’t do anything this time. I swear to God.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “They swore they had seen you mounted on a dragon, flying high above the camps of the Yunkai’i. Every day we looked for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, we could hear it all the way from the kitchen: shouting; and a coffee cup breaking; swear words in both English and Greek; feet stomping out of the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I swear it was, Grandma, and I’m so sorry.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “The car came along, shined a light right on it, I swear it was a hog,” Cootie said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Finn shook his head, swearing under his breath. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I swear to you, my ambitions aim no higher than your heart,” he said with feeling. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "You don't have to be rude. I swear, you're the most unmannered of us all," Amber says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Those who had changed their allegiance during the battle needed only to swear fealty to Joffrey, but the ones who had fought for Stannis until the bitter end were compelled to speak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I raise my fist to punch in this car window, but that’s not me, I swear it’s not, I don’t go around hitting things and hitting people. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Shay, I swear to you, I didn’t. I never...” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Who killed my father? Claudius? Tell me! I swear I’ll be revenged for his death,” howled Laertes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I swear to God, that kid should wear a protective rubber bumper and possibly water wings. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I swear, I felt invisible while everybody jibber-jabbered at that table. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “I swear, kids can be so mean sometimes.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Besides, I swore I’d never keep a diary again after I had to bury my Little Book years back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, Matthew, I’m sending her back to Rio tomorrow morning.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He tries to get out and run, and I swear I have no idea I’m firing the gun until I’ve stepped toward him and hear the glass shatter. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes there is no greater act of adulthood than swearing in front of your own mother. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t say it in a mean way or even with an attitude, I swear. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I swear,” my father said, steering the wagon to a clear space at the side of the road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I have no earthly idea why...I swear...Yes, The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He raised his hands and once again swore his prophecy that the animals and all of nature were rising up against us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I want you to swear, by return owl, that you are not going to go walking with anyone else at night. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And I’m sorry I wasn’t there that day, okay? If I could have been, I would have been there in a second. I swear. Okay? Okay?” she repeated when Maya didn’t respond. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z If you gets another chance and don’t take it...or die trying...I swear, girl, I’ll kill you myself once you get back here.’” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I swore I saw him grinning through his garish alien mask. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z "Gods," he swore, laughing, "it feels good to get out and ride the way a man was meant to ride! I swear, Ned, this creeping along is enough to drive a man mad." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I swear, I thought she might cry, the way she was looking at me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Okay, okay, okay! Your house! I get it, I swear!” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Through the mist they spotted a cormorant, and the men swore those birds never went farther than fifteen miles from land. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Often silent, sometimes swearing, always pointedly looking at me, neck feathers ruffled, wings half out, beak extended. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I swear you won’t see hide or hair of us after this. Thank you ...” I looked down at the fallen man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Luke asked the doctor, and the doctor, shaking his head, said, “I would swear that it was blood, and yet to get so much blood one would almost have to...” and then was abruptly quiet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z They turned up in eyeglass cases, birthday cards, once—I swear—inside an egg Tessie had just cracked. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She would cry, curse me, and swear that she would never be back. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z With the dogs falling, Mercedes weeping and riding, Hal swearing innocuously, and Charles’s eyes wistfully watering, they staggered into John Thornton’s camp at the mouth of White River. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Two traffic lanes separate the courthouse from the media frenzy, but I swear they’re a world away. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Hudson swore it was some ridiculous April Fools’ joke from his mother because he’d been counting on them to get back together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I could swear that I hadn't harmed a hair on his head, but it wouldn't be strictly true. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Like just because you got pregnant I’m going to join a gang and start swearing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “But this is half-blood scent, I swear. They are on board!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I swear to God!” says El, only loud enough for me to hear. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "I swear I don't know why they hire you fellows. You just don't belong in a paint plant. Come on." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear she’s more manageable when were rehearsing with the band. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Des, please . . .” “I wish I had died in the fire! I swear to you! I wish I had died in Smyrna!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So we both strip off our boots and socks and, while there's some improvement, I could swear he's making an effort to snap every branch we encounter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “It’s not the same at all. Sloth was crew. She swore blood oath with you. She didn’t have morals. But this swank?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Chris lay a calm hand on the Bible and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed, swearing each time I stopped with a language that clearly indicated he had many different words available for enraged cursing. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mother remembered one date, Dad another, and Grandma-down-the-hill, who went to town and swore an affidavit that I was her granddaughter, gave a third date. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I swear I could hear Ms. Webber suck in her breath as she tried to figure out how to answer. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The moment he got it, he silently swore he’d never use it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He could curse and swear and rant of robbery, refuse to sign for a time, then give in reluctantly, protesting all the while. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z You have no right to think about those things, I swear to you. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “I swear I left you against my will.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I could swear it was humming “It’s a Small World.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Today was going to be the first time, I swear!” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The boy next to Ishmael, a Private Jim Harvey from Carson City, Nevada, swore softly under his breath twice, then leaned in against the net. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I’d confess to talking in class, answering back to teachers, swearing, not doing my homework, and a range of other sins. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I swear on my autographed copy of Ethan Hawke's debut novel that this chapter will not be dull, so please don't skim or skip over it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Ophie swore she could hear her daddy’s voice, even though he was still back at the house, waiting on whatever had put such a fright in him. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He managed to fight down the impulse to swear at Ron, whose attitude would, he knew, improve slightly when the time came to take off the locket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Silently, Granger arose, felt his arms, and legs, swearing, swearing incessantly under his breath, tears dripping from his face. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can do so much now,” I told her, “but you won’t see another hint of it until you let him go. Until you swear you will never chase him down.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You’ll be all alone with me in that little room,” she whispered.“I swear I’ll kill you and bury you under the floor if you make trouble.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he smiles at me again, and I swear my heart inflates into one huge red balloon. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “For that I curse you! I will see you dead! And you, Narciso, I swear to kill you!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dot! I saw her go by on her bicycle, and she swore the pineapple hadn’t come in!” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Clutching his right hand in his left and swearing under his breath, he shouldered open his bedroom door. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z People were standing in angry knots talking, gesticulating, swearing that yes, they would starve, they would go down to ruin rather than give in now. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry. I don’t...I swear I don’t usually comment on the size of other guys’ boxes.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Both of ’em swore an oath, just like I did. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I had learned that from my cousin Melvin, who swore it had worked for him when his brother ran off and got married and left him with the bedroom all to himself. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z As we walked by, I swear her eyes followed us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My second cousin went to her with an outbreak of tsifil and swears he’s never been healthier. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "The lad swears Lord Jon was as strong as a man half his age. Often went riding with Lord Stannis, he says." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I trusted you, L. Roy. You swore you would keep my dragons safe.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “I'm not! I do like you, I swear! More than I've ever liked any girl.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mama swears she can get us to the address on time as long as she sticks to her side roads and backstreets. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I swear Principal Trask glances at my armband, and then she sniffs and wrinkles her nose like something stinks. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He said, “Go ahead and open it. But! You have to promise—no, you have to swear that you won’t breathe a word about what you see to anyone.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Flesh and feast and tooth and I swear it’s getting closer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She said it again and switched to French, which was harder for me to understand but easier for her to swear in. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z God, I swear if he’d been standing in front of me at that moment, I would have killed him all over again. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I swear to god, if your little friend pops out, I’m going to get my stepdad’s tire wrench.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I swear to God, there’s nothing more toxic than a suburban high school in March. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It was a loss the freshmen wouldn’t forget, and they swore they would have their revenge on the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z To cry it out just one last time I swear. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I swore every set of car tires I heard on the street was the cops scouring the neighborhood looking for us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I swear, we can’t go anywhere without her striking up a conversation with a complete stranger. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Her rooms were large and airy, though, and Moreo swore that her fish stew was the most savory in all the Seven Kingdoms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Whatever you came here for—I swear on my life I’m gonna stop it. Kill you if I have to.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She gives it everything she's got, and I swear it feels like her words come down heavy and hard, beating on us just as bad as a leather strap. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Rumor has it that Lord Roiben, her king, is planning to swear to the new High King, bringing with him his large Court, one that has held off Madoc’s forces for years. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One night as Kathy and I lay upstairs pretending to be asleep—we sometimes snuck over to each other’s rooms— we heard a tremendous boom! followed by cursing and swearing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Before I take you in, you must swear that you will not tell a single person what you are going to see.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I swore in my heart that someday I would make him pay, dearly, for it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He hears, distantly, the sound of June swearing under her breath and getting up from the couch, walking off to a far corner of the room. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Let this be a lesson to you,” replied Merlyn, “not to swear. I think we had better change the subject” “We were talking about Kay.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He swore under his breath and then apologized. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “But swear, in Blessed Jesus’ name, not to leave my side, or else your blood will flow like water. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I swear I felt the impact, though I’m sure it was just the idea of the fall that shook me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Horrible reception. Every night, I swear, I could kick that rainbow goddess....” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They swore that they were going to do something important with their lives—solve a great mystery, or rescue somebody, or be so smart in school that they’d skip grades. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z "Keep the spear; Stygg can find another. Now bend the knee and swear." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ruby’s happy squeal hits a note I swear could shatter glass. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Never in my life,” Bernabe swore, still ponderously shaking his head, trying to win an Oscar for his interpretation of a bewildered frown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could object, my mom pulled me up, and we both swore before the council that we were going to speak the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Like imagine some heina’s acting all mad ’cause Diego forgot it was her birthday or he didn’t call her all weekend even though he swore to God he would. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I swear, the kid could have been a brain surgeon for how sharp and accurate his pokes and prods were. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Winn-Dixie looked up at me while I was telling him everything, and I swear he understood. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “You swear solemnly that you have no conception of what I speak.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I might even welcome the chance to stop missing Jen. But it would be a mistake. I swear to you, in the name of everything that’s sacred—in Jen’s name—I’m on your side.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I fear I swore—I choked back horror—I asked him why he toiled there, when he should rest. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He’d heard the word so often—mostly from Maria—he’d thought it was only a swear word, like dumdum or cootie face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Villagers ran from their houses to swear at the goats and laugh at the boy. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And she slams her phone down so hard that I hear it bounce off onto the floor, hear her swearing and grabbing for it, and then a second slam, and the line goes dead. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But sometimes off to either side the dry limbs breaking sounded like gunshots, causing him to cringe and swear softly to himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear my heart, like, trips over itself. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z ‘I can! I swear I can! But first of all, let me ask you a very important question. Here it is. Can you make a person dream absolutely anything in the world?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “The one who had been mauled,” he answered readily, “and I’ll swear I saw him! The more I think of him, the more certain I am of him.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z After five weeks in school, she can swear in French. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Even then I swear I’ll know it for what it was: the most terrible day of our lives. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, if you listen to my chest with a stethoscope, what you’d hear is that story going on and on in my Big Mama’s voice.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I am not bound to swear allegiance to any master; where the storm drives me I turn in for shelter.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then, to show Byron how serious she was, Momma raised her right hand and said, “I swear that with God as my witness!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “That sense of humor is getting progressively more Barrel appropriate. If we survive, I’ll teach you to swear. On my count,” said Jesper. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He sniffed, and swore he caught the scent of her hair. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I swear to God, that clueless little peanut. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I swore I’d never set foot in anything remotely Catholic again but it feels good to get out of the sun. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear I was four feet off the ground, curving in slow motion, with a kind of death-welcoming grace, and I looked down as I moved up, expecting to see him going away. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “If you make me go back, I swear I’ll start smoking pot.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They all swear at him—a bizarre greeting practiced by athletic boys with zits. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I swear I had roaches that I had to ask permission from to use the bathroom and/or the kitchen. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The stranger nearest the door kicked it shut and swore about the cold. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And I said, “No, I was trying to clean my contacts. I swear.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Gawaine, I swear I didn’t run away. I fought him as well as I could. But he broke my arm, and then I could do no more. On my honour, Gawaine, I tried to fight.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She stares at me, but it feels like she’s looking at who I used to be, her little girl with ponytails and a snaggletooth who swore she was a Powerpuff Girl. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The man swore luridly, as if she’d hit his hand with a hammer. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are gonna be more handsome than your father, I swear.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “And he has the nerve to eat two chili dogs before dinner. I swear he’s her favorite, ’cause I asked for vegetarian lasagna yesterday, and she was like, no. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "God's wounds!" he swears, and pivots on his good leg to go tend the fire. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Those are the gods that Tormund swore by. He will keep his word. I know him, as I knew Mance Rayder. I marched with them for a time, you may recall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I swear to God, man, he thinks up lies faster than anybody you could ever meet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He hangs up, swears, and then starts dialing the next number. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “But we can trust him, Roger, I swear,” she said with a final effort, The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “And what about when that mousetrap snapped? Man, I could hear him swearing all the way up in the barn.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean it, I swear,” he says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Henry’s hips give one tiny push up into him, involuntary, surprised, and Alex swears. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “It is the strangest thing,” said Mr. Wopsle, drifting into his lost look again; “and yet I could swear to him.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he grabbed his jaw and swore violently. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the row of police tanks, like the one I’d seen that morning, and the rank upon rank of infantry, I swear it looked a lot less like Springfield and a lot more like Kabul. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They argued for a while, Grampa swearing and shouting, Dad yelling right back. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I stared down at Takumi’s twig sticking erect out of the mud and said, “I swear to God I won’t rat.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I swear I can smell Maria's gardenia perfume. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Flames broke suddenly bright and loud from the dragon's jaws, and he said, “I swear it by my name!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “She had this laugh. I swear it’s why I married her, Laila, for that laugh. It bulldozed you. You stood no chance against it.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He would swear definitely that there had been eight china figures upon the dining table when he laid the table for lunch. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She swore me to absolute silence, saying above all else those men must not connect us with their ugly deed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ... I swear I heard a name. Teresa.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t really think of ‘chicken nipple’ as a swear word,” I said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z One of the cops had his hands on the side of his head, swearing over and over again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I swear my granddaddy didn’t look more’n eight or ten years older than my daddy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Again I swear!” came the Professor’s resonant voice. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Beside her, Nox swore colorfully when his dagger hit the third ring on his target, and her smile broadened, despite the shredded corpse that lay somewhere in the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We swore that we would protect the code with our lives, and we kept our word. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But he could swear that it also wasn’t. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Seventh grade was the year they finally got to have lockers, and Bridge swore she was going to kiss hers every day until the end of September. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z "I shall make you a cloak of its skin, moon of my life," he swore. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The swearing, the straight razors, the shaving brushes, all these were my welcome to the masculine world. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mom clenched her jaw, and I swore for a moment she was going to slap me or start sobbing or shut down completely and never leave the driveway. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “He was like, “I swear. I didn’t buy a castle. I didn’t.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z After that, I would stop my prying—I swore this to myself. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z We also rescued the best of Mother’s gowns, because Mandy swore I would shoot up someday soon, and then they would fit me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Emily tried not to stare, but she swore his mouth wasn’t moving to make the noise. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He swore an oath in pain, then, having recovered, exclaimed, “‘Pon my honor—excellent, Serjeant.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Go ahead, Todd,” Aaron says and I swear I smell the dankness of him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “She shall have the place of the mother I lost that last night in Troy. I swear it to you. And take this with you, my own sword. It will not fail you.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t touch a drop, Donna, I swear,” Grandpa Bobby insisted. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We drank Pepsi out of these old-fashioned bottles that Dad had found at some ancient country store, and I swear they tasted better than the regular kind. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear it!” he said solemnly, kneeling beside her and holding up his hand, as one who registers an oath. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z If you swear, or dress shabbily, do you think that people might say this is because of the bad morals or the poverty or the illiteracy of your race? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But when I swore her to silence, I knew she would be silent. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, after checking his face for blood, he swears and begins half walking, half running down the street. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z "My king was murdered," the girl said quietly, "and not by Lady Catelyn. I swear it on my sword, by the gods old and new." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Instead, there was now a desk—which Victor had dragged down from the attic with a great deal of cursing and swearing—together with a few simple chairs and a large candelabra. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “And she grew up in the South, so I swear it’s good.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The stories still persisted—every now and then, someone would swear on whatever god they put faith in that they had seen a dragon in the river—but dragons were extinct. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I swear, by Jesus’ name, there was more meat than the whole kingdom could consume. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “But if you sign my permission form,” Harry went on quickly, “I swear I’ll remember where I’m supposed to go to school, and I’ll act like a Mug — like I’m normal and everything.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I could hear them swearing and complaining about the weight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Jay swears though that Popeyes isn’t as good here as it is in New Orleans. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She swore it had been in the water upriver, but now there wasn’t anything there but ripples. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I swear I’ll be there in forty-five minutes. An hour, tops.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Finally, she swears, in front of our aunt, that Fifi is going back with us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I swear the guy’s installed a tracking device on me—it’s the only explanation. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “But did you make me swear on the River Styx? No you didn’t. So it’s not binding. When you’re conducting business, sonny, you should always get a binding oath.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I swear I’m going to drown in my own pool of blood.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I pinkie swear that I will love you forever,” he said, almost in tears. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Lili could hear the whispers of the market women, their hisses and swearing as their sandals dug into the sharp-edged rocks on the road. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z A boy held me once so hard, I swear, I felt the grip and weight of his arms, but it was a dream. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised and lowered his crest and then I swear he hissed at me like a feral cat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z No matter how regularly Samira and I brought each other to tears, my mom swore we'd grow up to realize we couldn't live without one another. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Did you swear out a warrant for the arrest of Erlone?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And she would, she swore, move Heaven and earth before she would let her sister’s daughter grow up with such a man. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I was on my knees before her, swearing my allegiance, but she mistook me for my brother, Jaime, and fed me to her dragons.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It made eye contact with her—she swore it looked right at her—and then flew north. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z "You swore to obey me, whatever might come. Rakharo, help him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I swear my older sister will be the death of me! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sandy forced me to swear I wouldn’t tell anyone about him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Momma stepped out, a perfectly timed breeze gently tossing her curls, and I swear, Miss Esther clapped. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z "And I swear to you, boy, on horseback you will be as tall as any of them." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘I was not eating you, Jack! I is never eating human beans! I swear I has never gobbled a single human bean in all my wholesome life!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been to a few small ones with friends in high school, and I swear they weren’t so bad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I swear, at that moment his forehead was glistening. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Two months ago, I swear she would eat anything. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. 03-01 swore and followed me to the woodshed to examine the body; there, I stood by the body of the dog as he examined it, and I gave myself over to silent weeping. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The singer swore again and started the next song. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he beats the dog and swears at it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “It wasn't because of you, I swear. I just...couldn’t be around you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m really... I didn’t know. I swear!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They swore oaths then, the mightiest of oaths, the gods and the stranger, that neither side could betray the other. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “We can take things as slow as you like. I’m really a nice guy, once you get to know me. I swear.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Reflecting on her career, Gail tells me ruefully that she swore, years ago, never to work for a corporation again. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had nothing to do with it. I swear!” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I was gonna tell you, I swear! I was just trying to get everything into place first. This was my way of saving us.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “That was another age. Come, we’d best hear what that priest is going on about. I swear I heard the name Daenerys.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Baba came into my room late last night after he spoke to the surgeon and woke me up like I made him swear to do. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z My eyes were closed, but I was looking up, and I swore I could still see the stars through my eyelids. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “It’s true. I don’t expect you to understand right away. I know how crazy it sounds. But it’s true. I swear, it’s true.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Let them take the girl without fear for themselves, but hear him first while he swore before gods and men that Agamemnon would pay dearly for the deed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She swore at once, outright, as I demanded, and after she had sworn, and bound herself, I entered Kirke’s flawless bed of love. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I know my mom swears once in a while. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily tried not to stare, but she swore his mouth wasn’t moving to make the noise. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He has an entire cupboard of them, she swears. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She called to her dead husband and swore she would love him always, and she cried and moaned and wept. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “We just get half the coin and a hair. We don’t know names. We don’t actually meet. I swear ...” A hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Nothing, Aunt Rose, I swear it. I just meant...like your husband? The ghost in the backyard? He was a good person, right?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Listen to what I say: strangers have come here, many through the years, but no one ever came, I swear, who seemed so like Odysseus—body, voice and limbs— as you do.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nell, what in God’s hell are you doing letting him up? I swear you haven’t got the sense God gave a dog.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The three remaining Nolan boys swore that they would never leave their mother. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess she was one of the people who swore in to speak when I was too nervous to turn around. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Will said, “You know, it sounds funny to hear you use all those two- bit words. I’d swear to God you used to talk pidgin.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’ll be a good thing when it finally does happen, because you kids will get better schooling. Newer books. Teachers with more training. But I swear, I’ll worry myself sick.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And I swear I just about lose my mind! Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Bloody hell! It’s the old vampire!” swore one of the bodyguards. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people advised against splashing in the water, while others, like Cherrie, swore that splashing was the only way to keep them away. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Noah, it wasn’t me. I swear on a stack of Bibles.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Before he left he kissed her bare feet with his pale blue lips and pressed on her a gift, a jar of ointment that he swore would let her see the spirits of the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I swear I was just sick in the head from the Changing. I never would’ve killed him—just lost my mind for a second. Please, Alby, please.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z I lean my ear up against the radio, and I know perfectly well that it’s baseball I’m listening to, but for a while I could swear I’m hearing about Joe Louis. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look to me like you be lying, gal. If I find you been lying to me, I swear I’ll kill you all. Nathan!” he called suddenly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “We will proceed with the catechism, prior to swearing him in.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sigurd was dragged after it, twisting from one arm, shouting what Anya assumed were the worst swear words he knew. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Like, Park would be driving to work and he'd see a girl with red hair standing on the street, and he'd swear for half an airless moment that it was her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Something scraped along the floor, and I swear I heard a voice whisper, “Where is it, where is it, where is it?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Brother Jack swore and swung to another brother. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A man swore, which echoed in the empty shopping center. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t say another word to her or I swear I will break your nose.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Stream, stone, and sky,” he swore, rubbing at his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tongue lolling, bright, beady eyes—I swear this dog grins. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Ob would stagger out behind, rubbing his eyes and waking himself up with a few choice swear words. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z "For my father's sake! I'll leave the city, it will be as if it never happened! I swear, I will end it . . ." It was hard not to laugh. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And I swear on the dictionary, if Freak ever tries to eat American chop suey again, I'll dump it on his head or something. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Charlie stalled the Wrangler when he put it in reverse, and swore like it was his primary language. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They swear and snort and talk of everything short of disemboweling the Falcons. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He looked away and when he looked up again I swore I saw tears in his eyes. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Mary raised her right hand as if swearing an oath. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s nothing against you, Aunt Pooh! I swear it’s not. I still want you to be a part of all of this.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “My grandfather swore in his first language. It drove my grandmother crazy, because she didn’t speak it. But she sang in Italian when she cooked, so...” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They wondered whether half a dozen young pheasants they started had anything curious about them, and Kay was ready to swear that one of them was white. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me and I swear to you that he understood what was happening. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z If you ever change, I swear to God I'll kill you. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “I swear before God Almighty,” Téllez’ voice cracked with the tremble of fear in it, “that there are things that have happened to my family that are directed by the devil himself!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the police officers swore, but the other one said, “Might as well. We aren’t getting anything done standing in this hallway.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “If I didn’t know better,” she said, “I’d swear you weren't sleeping well. Are you?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes now, I swear I can see sound, the dark green howling wind, the crimson crush of rain—all these sound-colors swirling around my room while I lie on my bed thinking about Brian. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But as soon as I ventured into the open, his swear words announced his return. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I swear that dog loves you to pieces,” Bertha kept telling me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z "I swear I didn't. I didn't know nothing about it. I swear I didn't steal that car." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Hate was like a fuel that drove him, kept him stumbling around in the darkness, picking up this and that inside the boat, slamming it down, swearing and hating, always hating. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear we took the scariest way down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Can I go talk to my father by myself, sir? I swear I’ll turn myself in to him.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Not on purpose, I swear it. The Ending. I don’t know what it means.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She has been swearing more often lately, trying to get a reaction out of Mom, to see if she’s really listening. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t seen her with my own eyes, I would swear the house had been abandoned for years. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He raised his hand and said, “I swear for God. Ask Cody.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The middle one cut the yarn, and I swear I could hear that snip across four lanes of traffic. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I reach for Eric’s gun, so panicked I can barely see, and when I look up, I swear the amount of Dauntless in the room has doubled. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "With my lord's own sword, I will kill him. I swear it. I swear it. I swear it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I swear I started growing to fit the name that very day. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, many’s the day I regret she talked me out of killing her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Strong Belwas thumped his scarred belly with his fist and swore to eat Brown Ben’s heart with plums and onions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I swear, Scout! Haven’t you got any sense playing on this tank? You might have killed yourself!” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Just give me one more week, I swear, and I’ll get half the money to you. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For a second I swear I can see some interest, but then she turns away. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Grandma Miller swore she knew I was the one for her right away. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Not like younger men being very incoherent, very passionate, swearing impossibilities. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When I was five he had a black girlfriend for about three months, and I swear they broke up because she couldn’t help him with my hair. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Someone swore that as Bing handed the trophy to Howard, Tom Smith smiled. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or you will kill me. This I swear.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I swear your imagination plays funny tricks on you sometimes.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z You can sit down in her chair and swear that you came for bangs, but leave with a bob. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And there was a point when I was coming around third that I swear I heard a slur used in the Duck stands. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The man swore again and made the boy pick up the crumbs from the floor. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bridge had made her swear, twice, that she wouldn’t do anything yet. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “He’d been drinking recently when I shot him out of a tree, but I couldn’t find his source. I swear; I covered every inch of ground in a thirty-yard radius.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And he says to me, I swear it, it’s true, he actually says to me... A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I’ll get you something—but I swear this is the last time. Just be glad Frypan isn’t around—he hates it when we raid his fridge.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good…” or Malfoy is anyway. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I have heard scores of new prisoners swearing back in their cells that when free their first act would be to waylay those visiting-room guards. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z There was more swearing and banging as Grandpa Portman stomped around looking for it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Then he swore and snapped it down on the footstool in front of him. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Hiskey was sorry he told me about this,” Franklin reported, “and swore me to silence.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps none of the people in jail could read, and the big man with the red face would just tear it up and swear. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But when these men heard how cruelly the Town was to be punished, they swore it would never be paid for. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He also hated swearing, and other players in the locker room figured it was better to abide by his wishes rather than run the risk of messing with him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He swore he’d never actually joined the Communist Party and that, in any case, his interest in Communism was a thing of the past. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Live virtuously, be meek, have faith in thy Redeemer, and in me, thy father, and I swear to thee that we will be joined together hereafter in unending bliss. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he began to scream and shout, a nonsensical jumble of swear words and insults. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Startled, it looked up and saw me on the porch, and then I swear it sneered at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “We do not swear to the king, but to the crown,” someone cries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Me and him both gunn be at your beck and call, ma’am, I swear it! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I swore he’d come looking for you, but I guess we don’t need him anymore. Right?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Dad swore softly, rubbing the back of his neck. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Miss Duncan-the-first said, “Sir, judging by the look of your daughter, I knows your wife, I swear I do. But her name be Alice, not Liza.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z One girl, Missy Samuels, swore Skeleton Woman lived in a broken-down shack in the woods near Loomis Lake. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “Now, I ask you, you blundering booby,” said my guardian, very sternly, “once more and for the last time, what the man you have brought here is prepared to swear?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll get you something—but 1 swear this is the last time. Just be glad Frypan isn’t around—he hates it when we raid his fridge.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z “Turf writers and dockers swear by Tom Smith,” moaned a reporter, “and very often they just swear.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No competition except for your own brain that swears there's other people on your heels. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Now the 46th received their special Guards’ banner, and all took the Guards’ oath: “I swear! While our eyes see, while our hearts beat and our hands move, to mercilessly annihilate the fascist invaders.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Elizabeth made me swear I’d never tell she recommended her and here I am blabbing my mouth off.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Pure and sweet and potent, and, I swear, she makes me high. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark pulled himself together, swearing to put emotions aside for now, and followed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Annie seemed equally surprised by her action, because she pulled her finger back so quickly, Luke swore he’d hurt her somehow. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “When a bat and a human bond, they swear to fight to the death for each other,” said Luxa. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He laughed at the jokes and swore at the mosquitoes and liked everyone. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Esther nodded to Wynn, and I swear, she winked at him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I swear I could melt right into this chair. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes, you are,” Clay swore as he continued to struggle with the ropes. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z If there had been a moose head on the wall, I swear the eyes would have been moving. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Lapham was strict about his boys swearing, but Johnny could get along very well without. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And that Ms. Wyman, I swear, wouldn't blink at removing your liver with her bare hands and eating it with a spoon. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z When she saw what had happened she did not swear. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Others swore that the woman’s good-for- nothing son had gambled away the family’s entire fortune. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Mosca swore that he hadn't stolen it from a gondola but had instead fished it from the canal behind the movie theater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z If he had to swear to it now, Luke still dreamed he’d come through the stand of trees and see the plane transformed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I swear to God, I even saw a stray dog check her out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "I beg you the honor of acting in your place. Give this task to me, my lord, and I swear I shall not fail you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Nancy, from now on, I swear I’ll never hide anything from you. I’ll tell you the complete truth — ” “I don’t want to know the truth,” she said. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z "Because it doesn't matter to me, Park. If you like me," she said, "I swear to God, nothing else matters." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z After the first time he touched her, Deborah swore she’d never wear another pair of jeans with snaps instead of zippers again. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He also made Dad swear not to say anything bad about Dusty on TV, in the newspapers, or anywhere in public. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Gen had to swear on her past, present, and future lives that she would never reveal the location of the crystals for as long as she lived. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I swear, my days are like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole with these kids. Think they can get away with everything.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. Captain Candless serves her. I serve the captain. But we swear dual oaths to the clan.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “And what about the valet with the toothache who swears that the Italian never left the compartment?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted a pants leg so I could see the Ace bandage he’d wrapped around the ankle he swore was strained. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind where you swear it’s real because everything looks real, and feels real, and you don’t even remember ever falling asleep. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The heir of him to whom the oath they swore. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I swear I see more of that girl’s hindparts than make me happy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The bird stopped four inches shy of my face and hung there, I swear. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But, I swear, almost from the first patch I could feel myself winding down like I was on a swing that was slowly stopping. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swore to Cardan that I wouldn’t help you, even though I came with you that day to help.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “What difference does that make? She is as kind and good as — as you are, Aunt Rachel. I could swear to it.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Haven’t heard it myself, but she swears there’s a crackling in the grass like tiny bolts of lightning traveling from blade to blade. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z "It's the latest thing out of Beverly Hills—Face Pilates. Gwyneth swears by it." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I ruined your wedding. I didn’t mean to. I swear.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “I swear it. By blood and by bone, I swear it. And I won’t kill any of the others, either. I won’t.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Tagoe rushes toward Peck and I swear he’s about to kick him like his head’s a soccer ball, but he grabs my phone off the ground and answers the call. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Do not make me say his name. I swore never to speak it again.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She inched slightly closer, then quietly swore again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After, Gerold Hightower himself took me aside and said to me, 'You swore a vow to guard the king, not to judge him.' A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She says we used to swear our heads off when we were kids, playing soccer in the backyard. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I raised my right hand and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So Mr. Randolph swore a solemn oath to be well by Thanksgiving. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z And I swear to God, man, I almost told her the truth right there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “She swore she would never do that,” Candy said, crying again. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “She’s threatening suicide unless I swear that my heart is hers alone.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t—” I swore under my breath as the boy pushed his cart over my foot and stepped back to give the brat some room to get through the doors. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Charlie steps close to him, and I swear he’s trying to make every syllable come out as perfectly as he can. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Irritated at being pushed aside, the Tommies swore, and taunted their allies with shouts of “Maginot!” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “He spoke to me tonight when I was walking home from the bakery. I heard Papi’s voice. I smelled his cigar. The street was empty, I swear it.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have been perfectly capable of swearing on the Bible that none of these initiatives came from him. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “But they’ve got battle lines and the approach is real narrow and the army’s at least the rest of the day away, maybe even tonight, too, and I swear that can’t be a thousand men.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I swear an oath to you now that I have told no one else. Only Malwina, for the sake of her children. But I cannot say who she has told.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Finally me and Howard finished and, I swear, you couldn’t hardly even see that trap nestled there in the bushes. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “The Crow’s Eye swore this hom would bind dragons to my will. But how will that serve me if the price is death?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "You agree. But you see what it involves? Rogers swore that there was no one but ourselves and he and his wife on the island." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t see why she had to dress that way, in overalls, as if she were young; or to swear so much. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Love is a strange deal, I swear,” she said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And, I swear, I could not stop no matter how much I wanted to. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “So I choose which vial to drink. You have to drink the other one. We swear to drink at the same time.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As I’ve alluded to earlier, my mother really has quite a swearing habit on her. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z After having heard what they said, I swore to myself that I would fight hard and do anything for my squad after my foot was healed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Ralph Meyers took the stand before this Court, swore to tell the truth and proceeded to recant most, if not all, of the relevant portions of his testimony at trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Bryson, I’m not trying to be negative—I swear to God I’m not—but I’m not sure I’m cut out for this. Could you lift your pack over your head like that?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And I swore to you that I hadn’t seen Alex one time outside of school. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I sit. putting down my basket, strawberries again, chicken again, and I note the swear word: something new. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And I swear it's a gift from God. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I am not named after the Finn in my father’s book; I swear. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I swear I could feel the earth moving. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Another swears it was a mirage, some sort of hallucination, possibly caused by evil emanations surrounding 803 Oriole Street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly Inigo raised his right hand high—“I swear on the soul of Domingo Montoya you will reach the top alive!” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I swear if I had arms right now I’d punch you right in the face!” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But I swear a clocks got more pieces than a watermelon’s got seeds. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z In those few moments that she went on a rampage, my dread for school increased a thousandfold, and I swore that, despite the pledge I had made to my mother, I would never come back. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, rolling my eyes, because I swear he owes me like a hundred dollars from years of not giving back the right change. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "I propose that you dismount, bend your knee, and swear me your allegiance." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "I'm so sorry. I swear. This shouldn't have happened. I shouldn't have left you alone." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Needles swore and cursed, saliva building in the corners of his mouth, tears raining down his face, but his eyes were fixed on his brother. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I could swear he was standing three feet in front of me through a screen of mist, except I could only see the part of him that appeared in the rainbow. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She gets very emotional, I swear to God. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He brought them forward one by one, asked each man his name, then bid them kneel and swear him their allegiance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stared straight ahead as I passed the Volvo, but from a peripheral peek, I would swear I saw him laughing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “My God,” said Dad, who didn’t stop swearing until after he was married. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Teachers don’t do nothing but cause you grief, I swear that’s all they do. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z "My lady, I swear to you, I will see that the Lannisters answer for your husband's murder," the king declared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mark swore that time slowed down when that thing was up there, beating down on them with its abnormally powerful rays. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I swear, his eating is some kind of performance art. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Daddy pushes the catcher’s mitt toward me, and I swear my hands heat up as they make contact with the thing. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The sheriff swore in extra deputies, passed out rifles, and sent the men to patrol company boundaries. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z I swore to myself that if I ever found the spy who’d cost her boyfriend his life, I would give him to Mrs. O’Leary as a chew toy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z If Dr. Leale didn’t know better, he would swear that Lincoln simply dozed off and will awaken any minute. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Or I swear, you will never get this dagger back.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Lindsey Lee Wells, you put a quarter in the swear jar right this minute!” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Someone said, “Not another one,” while his friends were swearing that they would get revenge. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Kimberly’s smile fled, and I swear I felt a cold breeze against my neck. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He would make war on the Courts that resisted swearing to the throne. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I swear to God I will smile approvingly.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Might of just been me, but I swear that it smelled even better than before. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "By the seven new gods and the old gods beyond count, I swear it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His father stood in the doorway and Ben heard him say so that the whole family could hear, “You’re my favorite daughter, Ben. I swear to God you’re my sweetest little girl.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now my hands are on my knees, and I swear I just ran a suicide. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Maddie swore, afterward, that the plane did not go down in a ball of flame until it had made at least two more passes over the runway. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Every time he came near the bars a tiger prodded him gently with a stick and this made Admiral Boom swear dreadfully. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z "I'm not, I'd never ... I wouldn't betray Joffrey, I love him, I swear it, I do." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “This shouldn’t take long. I swear to your terms!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Morrie always swore he would do these things for his own children if he ever had any. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, Father started snoring loudly with gasps and grunts between—when Stella teased him about it each morning, however, he’d swear that he never made a noise. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "And swear that as my prize, you will accept my choice." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I swear, sometimes it was like he’d inhaled Essence of Dad and was breathing it back out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I heard him turn away from the phone and swear and he said, “Is this because of the idiots at school? Because people saw us together?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He swore that it couldn’t have been more than fifteen seconds. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did hear it. I swear. I’ll swear it on a stack of Bibles.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Grace heard her mom swear very softly behind her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z No one notices, but for a brief moment, as Aquilla swears her fealty, I catch a glimpse of Elias’s face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “My pa always swore by a poultice of brown sugar and cobwebs—though where you’d find cobwebs in this bitter cold, I have no idea. Flour paste and brown paper should work fine, too.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Having concealed himself, he tapped the map, murmured, “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good,” and scanned it carefully. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z "I cannot swear to it, no. I did not examine the body in the coffin." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z My probation officer thinks he’s slick; he swears he’s an expert on gangs. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I wanted that guy dead, I swear I did. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “For a moment, I believed you when you swore.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The legionnaires stand frozen in disbelief and then come to their senses, surging forward, shouting and swearing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I swear I wasn’t going to change it, G’ma. I just wanted to see if it was possible.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z ‘If you swear by your hope of Heaven and your fear of Hell never, never to mention any of this to anyone. Never tell my true name, nor that I have a cup.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you don’t hand me that phone, I swear to God.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When I wake up I swear I can still smell mustard. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Every time they met, each man swore upon the Bible that these meetings be kept secret. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, he was sitting there when we were trying to get Moss up,” Kaisha added. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I swear to God I won’t pick up any more psychos.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Luke Teague, I swear to god, if you don’t apologize, I’ll call that school and get you yanked off that wrestling team quicker than you can spit.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I swear he’s not seeing the Municipal Auditorium when he looks out at the crowd. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I swear the giant fish is looking at the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "I swear. I haven't seen him. I came home from shopping, and he was gone. I searched the whole house myself." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I swear, Mama, you and me are too close,” he said, shaking his head at her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The two sisters swore and spat at each other now savagely, raising a fluent, deafening commotion that brought a whole crowd of hilarious spectators swarming into the room. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One horse, a purplish black, Crowell swore was dyed that color. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I swear, I’ll never eat enough vegetables to meet this woman’s quota. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “They will swear to you that I am not here.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not even when I swore I could hear Bobby Gene’s huffy breathing coming down the road after me. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Pay them for the value of their animals,” she told Reznak, “but henceforth claimants must present themselves at the Temple of the Graces and swear a holy oath before the gods of Ghis.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying that I know it was dumb, and I’m sorry. I didn’t even have that much to drink. I swear.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She sat for a minute, and I swear, that ole lady look like she was shamed. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I swear to you that I could hear my sister screaming. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Speak! But if you look up and smile with that countenance, I shall swear concession before I know to what, and that will make a fool of me.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One of the girls says something to her and pulls her attention back to the group's conversation, and I swear under my breath. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I swear Tam, I’m blind. The kid called down lightning on me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But we have to swear on something,” Tab said. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I swear to God, yo, we actually stand up, just like she said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to cry but I swore I wouldn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I swear, adults act worse than sixth graders sometimes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He gave it to me, but then, like a true knucklehead, kept on swearing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d already had one so I’d look respectable when I raised my right hand and swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I tried to persuade her to come live with me in Johannesburg, but she swore that she would not leave the countryside she loved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But that made him angry and he swore at us. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z "The man I heard it from, he saw it himself. A wolf big as a horse, he swore." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She loved us, I swear she loved us. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Then I swear, she push down her cover and pull up her T-shirt and scrabble at her panties like she checkin’ to see that she got ’em on. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I swear the old man is losing his mind.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z From this spot, you could spy Jim’s soddy—at least the roof, from which grew a cherry tree that Jim swore bore the best pie cherries in all of Montana. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any symptoms! Grams is coming, she is, I swear—she’ll tell you, please!” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t look. I’m sure they’re up there. I saw something move and I swear it was Pan...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t me, I swear,” he said, though as he stood there, he sized the boy up and realized he shouldn’t be so terrified after all. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Frank’s hands were clenched so tight Percy thought he might break his gold spear, but he managed to grumble, “I swear it on the River Styx.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It's the music around the words that I hear in my head, even though everyone swears I can't hear it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The shaman listened closely, and said, “Very well, Mr. Scoresby; I swear. Do you trust my oath?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear?”—until most souls in town were swearing they had known long ago that Mr. Stonecrop was a scoundrel, and wasn’t it too bad about the Hurds? Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The next minute, I swear to God, I would be picturing her in the pink house, or out by the wailing wall, stuffing her burdens among the stones. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s something there, something shifting, he swears it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I swear to God I didn’t steal it, sir,” the chaplain pleaded with distress, almost in tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Annabelle swears he makes the fake crackling of bad phone service. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I swear some of them spit at us before we made it to the turn and headed toward the far side, the visitors’ side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, this whole town lives in the past. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z My mother swore that she loved me, and she abandoned me in the end. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I swear that man lives inside my head! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He stubbed his toe and swore as he held his hands in front of him, trying to find the other door. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He began to see that Grover was directing the slither — not by craning his neck and putting on his blinker and swearing, but simply by glancing, passing, glancing, passing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what now?” she says, and I swear I hear our grass crunching beneath her feet, Libby walking out her worries so that I don’t have to. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I sometimes thought Hudson may have been into Danny from math class, but Hudson swears Danny isn’t his type—too muscular, too obsessed with cars. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A can rattles across the floor and someone swears under his breath. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She even looked right at me, and I swear she might have smiled, so I got a tiny bit hopeful. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And that the rest of the servants, in blind ignorance, would follow her example and swear too? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I swear, Biddy don’t know how to hide a thing. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On the day I swore to uphold the Hippocratic oath, the small hairs on the back of my neck stood up as I waited for lightning to strike. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them will begin their testimony by swearing that they are criminals. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Miss Celia burns the beans, I try and use some of that self-control my mama swore I was born without. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “First, swear to me. Swear that you will give me one- tenth of your treasure in exchange for what I am going to tell you.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the bottom, Henry jerked her hair: “I swear to God if I don’t tell Mr. Finch on you this time!” he bawled. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z All Mance ever did was lead an army down upon the realm he once swore to protect. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I know that’s swearing, but compared to what our lesson was gonna be ’bout, swearing didn’t seem like much of a sin no more. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had heard the Chief swear. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “There was a change of plans. Leo had to work. And he said he couldn’t help. We asked him, I swear to God. Julia, this is Ramiro, Carlos’s cousin from Mexico. He’s cute, right?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A light wind was blowing straight into the north bank of the copse, where the scrapes had been dug, and Bluebell, when he came up, swore he could smell rabbits on it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames dance feet away, but I swear it’s like I’m standing in them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Your mama swears she doesn’t look a day over twenty-five,” Shamika shot back from the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Do you swear to uphold the tenets so bestowed upon the warriors of our people?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Joey shook my hand, and I pulled him close to me and whispered, “Look, I swear I will take care of the Megan thing as soon as I can. Just get me the ball.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In their crystal ball, Seven swore she could see two glowing red eyes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I swear, ever since I was twelve years old, whatever I needed, Dray always came through. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The bald guy was swearing so loudly that it carried clear across the water into the mangroves. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He took out his wand, touched the parchment lightly, and said, “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. ” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I swear she exists, and she hurts for the repentant boy I see in front of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I swear it to the skies, to the stars. You’ll pay.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was beyond even rudimentary, infantry, truck-driver jailhouse swearing—I know he condemned me to eight or nine slow deaths. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "You might not can come back, man," the porter said, "but after what you did, I swear, they never will stop talking about you. You really baptized ole Rev!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear it isn’t. I may be wrong, my lord. I...I probably am.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Xaro swore that his home could comfortably house all of her people and their horses besides; indeed, it swallowed them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t. Ivy, I swear, I don’t. I’m just sorry that I can’t...that right now, I don’t...” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “If you would just listen to the song—it’s not what they made it out to be, I swear. It’s about playing into their assumptions about me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Although the event will be little remembered in history, witnesses will swear they have never seen more suffering or such desperate fighting as during the final moments of the Battle of Sayler’s Creek. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Valdez, I swear—” “Both of you, be quiet,” Hazel scolded. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Initiates were required to swear an oath upon an emerald said to have been pried from the brow of a fallen angel, and when presented with this artifact, Thyon laughed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At that I would sweat and swear, and the dothe-strength would seem to run out of me like water out of a broken jar. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Mama, of course, swore she hadn’t seen Virgilio Morales in months, and furthermore, that he wasn’t allowed in her house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And, taking advantage of Mr. Gardner’s necessities, they broke off, swearing they would work no longer, unless he would discharge his black carpenters. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z He felt his sister had been insulted when she was forced to marry a blind king, and for that he swore destruction on your ancestors. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When I am a father, I swear on a stack of pancakes I will never laugh at my children. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The Eagle shook his head, and even though he must have been crazy mad, I swear to God he smiled. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I swear he looked like my dog T.R. when he’s ashamed and trying to wag his tail and drag his belly at the same time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I swear, I can see flames in his eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "I swear it by bronze and iron," his sister said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So the moment he walks in the door I snap, “I swear if you cry, I’ll kill you here and now.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The bride’s father swore vengeance on the guest who had stolen the bride’s heart before the nuptials.’” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It’s the secret I planned to die with, I swear. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was running his fingers along the inside of my palm and I swear that was really all it took, sometimes, to make my head spin. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z After that, I swear the day seems to drag. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He looked around the courtroom nervously before raising his hand and swearing an oath to tell the truth. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I swear to God I tried to concentrate on what was happening with the characters I was reading about, but after a while I couldn’t help myself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, a newly deceased person must swear to the gods that he hasn’t cheated his neighbor by stealing his land. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Later, the Obscure Object would swear that Maxine had been looking at her with a kind of appeal, that she had seen the light go out of Maxine’s eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I swear the temperature in my living room just took a nosedive. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He swore to prove to Jasper, and to all the rest of them among whom Jasper was something of a leader, how great his power really was—someday. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She let off for a long pause, and I swear the words came without my willing them to. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Another woman swears that her numbers not only have color, but also have personalities. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I swear to you, I thought my relatives would never leave. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Did you not swear back then, great Odin, that you would drink at a banqueting table only if Loki, your sworn blood brother, drank with you?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She'd lent it to him last night so he could make it back to his apartment as quickly as possible; he swore he knew a route that soldiers didn't often patrol. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Trey and me didn’t move. Never lifted a hand. I swear, Mom. I swear.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Ser Kevan leapt up swearing as the captain of the guard went flying across the room to smash against the hearth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Eyes opened or not, he could swear he kept hearing the moist thunk of the arrow slamming into Ben’s cheek. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z By morning, I swear, I’m glad to be going to work. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He swore to keep his mind on the present while they traveled and just try to enjoy the hike. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I swear I hear it calling my name.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "Now swear on your heart that the data you are about to receive will be divulged to no one." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z And so it was that the golden godson swore his oath on a blacksmith’s anvil instead of the angel’s emerald. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And I swear I see, down inside, the woman she gone grow up to be. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, ye of no faith! Before you, I swear I will cure, here and now, this unfortunate brat!” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “My taste buds are neutral territory, I swear.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Ralph’s circular talking would make a kid want to swear off talking to adults for the rest of his life. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “I can’t swear to it,” I said, “but I think she was telling me to save Ashley. I know that makes no sense. But whatever it is, whatever you’ve learned, I need to hear it.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I swear I’ll lead a life of faith, hope and charity, poverty, chastity and obedience. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A warmth emanated from him that Ekon swore he could almost feel, even feet away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Gamble sneezed violently, wiped his nose on his coat, swore, wheezed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It had scars across its body and one completely white eye, which, I swear, winked at me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I tried evaporating on the spot, I swear. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nox swore, and she felt him glance sidelong at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I swear I’m not going back to that school. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I swear,” Enoch said, “if one more person tries to stop us getting on this train ...” A gunshot rang out, and the sudden shock of it made my feet tangle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My father wants me to go to Yale, or maybe Princeton, but I swear, I wouldn't go to one of those Ivy League colleges, if I was dying, for God's sake. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I swear I could actually see my heart thumping in my chest beneath my sweater. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I swear, I made a reservation. I talked to someone. On the phone,” he adds. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z But I swear that girl burned rubber getting back to her seat when she was through. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The deputy who had started out to bring up the wagon kicked the closed door and swore at the dog on the other side. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned back steeply, lost no height, and swore again as the airframe shuddered, automatic flaps clattering alarmingly as the plane tried to decide what speed it was flying. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “But I swear before all present, on my word as a freeman of the colony, that the girl is no witch.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I swear to you in the name of our mother that I’ll kill you!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, sometimes a girlfriend is worse than a mother! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t hear you swear to keep your lips locked.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Dad works on the door detail and the internal floors, which make him swear a lot but he finally figures it out. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He heard a few students swear, which Mrs. Torrance usually did not tolerate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Just know: I cut off three feet of blond hair and swore away boys forever because after this happened with Zephyr, my mother died. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Henry swore, and put the car in reverse. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I swear, one of the worst nights of my life. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Again we fired—one was hit—he swore, bent low—and we began again to load. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Is empty. And for you, young man, I make up a bed on sofa. You will be more comfortable than in feather bed. I swear.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We, the accursed, didn’t even have words for swearing in! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried out some other swears, and they felt pretty good, too. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Let them laugh, swear, make bets, grumble and do whatever they want as long as they stew in their own juice. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Dandy looked up into the boy’s grey eyes, and he swore. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “But you got to promise. Swear it to me—swear you won’t kill me.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear it on my own mother’s grave.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I raised my right hand and told him, “Mr. Leroy, sir, I swear on my mama’s head that I’m coming right back.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Politely, Powell holds up the medicine vial and swears that Dr. Verdi told him to deliver it to William Seward and William Seward only. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I swear to God whenever I think about Khalil falling into that life, it’s like watching him die all over again. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes I swore that they could read my mind. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He swears to God he didn’t have a thing to do with it,” Yossarian reported back to Milo. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He swore I wouldn’t be disturbing him, and said that where there was room for one, there was room for two. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He asked Stone to come swear him in as president. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He swears aloud, attracting a glare from a passing woman who steps aside as he stops short on the crowded pavement. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We’re going to fight until we win!” the union leaders swore, sounding like soldiers. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A man swore, which echoed in the empty shopping center. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I swear I see the outline of el Conejo on its surface. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I’ll answer for the Professor. I don’t quite see his drift, but I swear he’s honest; and that’s good enough for me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I swear it’s like I can see the thought bubble forming over their heads, clear as day. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I can fix it,” Liam swore, his voice breaking, “I can fix it—just—just—keep him talking, okay? I can fix this. I can.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And I’ve never wet my pants, and I never will, but I swear to you, I come really, really close. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She smiled, and I swear it wasn’t cute, it wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t playful, it wasn’t anything other than brave, and that smile bobbed like a buoy in the pit of me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I swear to God, this game is one of the best things in existence. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Clippinger swore at us at first, calling us fools; and, when he saw that this booted him nothing, grew fearful as the boat dipped lower in the current. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I fought him on it, I swear I did. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The effect was only a little short of biblical, with barking, gurgling, screaming dogs, swearing, gurgling, screaming fisherman, and a thrashing, tearing, panicking doe in a mess of rolling canoe, mud, and water.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The resident, swearing, began to work the heart — a gruesome sight. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But sometimes I swear I hear someone playing a piano. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Every one of her fellow pilots, navigators, and mechanics gathered around her and swore to avenge her grief—not just for Zinaida and her child, but for all Soviet mothers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Mercy, Maud,” said Mother, which was the closest she ever came to swearing, too. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He swore to be revenged, on mankind first and then on mankind’s friend. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I swore I’d get some actual hands-on training when we got back to land. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he’s pulling me slowly toward him, looking into my eyes even as he just swore he wouldn’t and heat’s bursting in my belly, radiating everywhere. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Mo swore under his breath, switched off the engine, and got out of the van. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well, this Erlone says he’s got a dozen people to swear that he did not come here last night.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The bald guy was swearing so loudly that it carried clear across the water into the mangroves. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think he wishes I were a boy, though he swears he likes being in a house full of women. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well, I never!” said Mother, which was about as close as she ever got to swearing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "A shadow with a sword, I swear it, I saw. Are you blind, the girl loved him! Help her!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The singer wept and swore he would never sing that song again, but the king insisted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He’s nuts\\ He swears that his university professor had him locked up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z If everyone wasn’t so sad-faced, I’d swear it was a party. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Then he swore and threw the pieces back in the box. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But in this I judge that you speak the truth. It is well for you. What oath will you swear never to return; and never to lead any living creature hither by word or sign?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And I swear that ain’t just the fluttering feelings I'm getting from seeing him lying in a bed half naked, either. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “No one, I swear it. I was careful. I waited in the basement...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “That's where it's all going down this year. I swear were making it to States.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “If you don’t sit your stinkin’, useless butt back down in that shopping cart, I swear I’ll bust your greasy face in!” she screamed at the three-year-old in front of her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I swear it. How could I anyway? I am stuck here for the rest of my life.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You can’t imagine the screaming, shouting, stamping of feet and swearing that went on. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z François swore strange barbarous oaths, and stamped the snow in futile rage, and tore his hair. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Like I swear the temperature in the car has gone up ten degrees. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “I swear, sir, white people give them to her,” I said, almost in tears. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She sets her phone down—thank God—faces her computer, and mutters, “Friggin’ patriarchy, I swear.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z ‘Like swearing in court there never were but four Lyte cups.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear I saw Ivan with you when you walked up.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “He is not, alas. Amolf does not understand it. He swears that he did all he could to bait the trap.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I swear I hear a cheer somewhere in the distance, rallying in agreement with her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Joaquin tried to mimic Maya’s indignance, the way she had spit out the word like a swear, like it was the worst thing in the world to not know your family. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Grandma Ranjana always swore that sitting in geometry helped the brain. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z When Mom cast an eye on my soggy Buster Browns, she said, “I swear, Sonny, if your head gets any emptier, it’s going to float off your head like a balloon.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Simpleton! I swear there are not two more ignorant, cloven-footed blockheads in the land." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Chicken nipple. I swear I would never punch a baby. I like babies.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Knit Cap swore and took a step toward him, and he and my dad squared off. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to go through with the pageant today, TJ, I swear.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Talk here! Stop where you are, and I swear I shan’t touch you!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he said the items, starting with girl and working back to cockroach, and I swear he looked just like a great big baby that had just made a superduper mud pie. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “He swears he’s not going to fly to Bologna.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The faces of people closest to us, the memories we swore we’d hold on to for the rest of our lives. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Far as I can tell, all they did was swear to help and protect each other—and us,” Stella said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I swear if I went to a chiropractor, I’d have a lawsuit.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I swear it’s true. This armlet—” I lift my hand, and it glints in the cavern’s light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He swore loudly, and his mouth sounded filled with marbles. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “All I know for certain is that he is the queen’s consort. I want your word on this, or I swear, I shall oppose you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Would you mind, ladies and sirs”—shut up, Nate—“giving me one more shot at side number one? Because I swear I won’t slip into a stupid southern accent on the Michael lines again.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Besides, I never done no wedding feast, m’lord. Black brothers don’t never take no wifes. It’s in the bloody vows, I swear ’tis.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “By heaven, I swear that I am honest. He lied to me when he swore he loved me!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Where did he go?” said Mo. Nick was swearing and shaking his hand. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Some folks swear I throwed up so hard that desks and chairs rose up and floated out of the schoolhouse. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I saw him play once from a bleacher seat, and even at that distance he had the sweetest smile I had ever seen and to this day I swear he smiled at me several times. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “We were part of the Maze Trials from the very beginning—but against our will, I swear it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “This is Colin Singleton, I swear. I know it sounds weird.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Witness this, god of the zenith, noblest of the gods, and Lord Odysseus’ hearthfire, now before me: I swear these things shall turn out as I say. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I always swore she could find the biggest switches of any woman in the Ozarks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, if I don’t stop laughing in the next minute, I’m gonna die. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I swear I haven’t said a word in all these years. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A garbage can that I swear wasn’t even there a second ago. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z "I want Lady Lysa and her son to acclaim Joffrey as king, to swear fealty, and to—" "—make war on the Starks and TVillys?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “A few days. I was going to tell you, Laila, I swear, but I couldn’t bring myself to. I knew how upset you’d be.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He swore he was dying, it was so bad. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I near swore out loud when the cap’n hooked me to his family that way. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The starter jumped into the driver’s seat while a host of stable hands climbed in around Pollard, who was swearing out every oath in his tremendous vocabulary. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When asked to swear in her vote, Anthony willingly placed her hand on the Bible and swore that she was, in fact, able to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I swear to God, Annette, I haven’t even read the chapter for this week yet, but I know more than you do. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She swore that a white man couldn’t interest her. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, you look ready to fall to your knees and expose your throats to them.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “My cousin in Boston actually had to put his hand on the Holy Book to swear in court. I’ll shoot any man tries to make me do that!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And I’d never believe it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, but I swear that python was eating a pig. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Coach Quatrini had made us swear on the lives of our firstborn children that we would run hard during spring break. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I swear he knew that phrase: “Now there’s a story.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I almost laugh at the thought of Marv swearing at the other end in disgust. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z My brain hurts from thinking about all the stuff I swear not to think about. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z "Only he may say when a boy is ready to swear his vow, as you surely know. Why then come to me?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Don’t you dare tell my brother I swore.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He swore, “Blang it all! This here’s the fourth time I seen him and I still near ’bout jump out my skin when he first come on stage!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She swore violently under her breath, pulling her green velvet cloak tight around herself, and trailed after him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “This the only one I got. You gonna swear on it or not?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The courtroom had been deadly silent, but then a woman gasped, and I heard muttered swearing. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I swear the Gamemakers are progressively ratcheting up the temperature in the daytime and sending it plummeting at night. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The man behind the black mask swore, then nodded and began to rummage around underneath his robe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On May 23 he had seemed so uncharacteristically narcotized in starting-gate drills that a bystander had remarked, “You’d swear he was a dull-witted lead pony instead of the high-strung animal he is.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Their skin was almost translucent, and she could swear she saw the texture of their muscles moving beneath it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The others could hear him swearing like a cat himself and struggling for a hold. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "I am . . . yours, my lord. Your man. I swear it. I will not run again." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Right then I swore that I’d never be happy in Arizona. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I would lie and perjure and swear, I would blaspheme and pray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Not my fault, I swear,” I said, trying to play it cool. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Lizzie, I swear to you, as sure as I’m standing right here—that’s a lie. Every bit of it. Every single bit.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z "By all the gods of sea and air, and even him of fire, I swear it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He told me to stop acting so”—Sandy gestures at nothing—“gay. And I told him that I can’t, because I am gay. I swear, his eyes turned red.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z We renewed our friendship and swore to visit each other often, an oath we’ve kept faithfully. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As I held the cinnamon-colored bundle with auburn hair and doelike eyes in my arms, I swore she would never have to endure the racial prejudices I endured. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear on the Bible I couldn’t tell the difference if I tried for ten years,” Mr. Chris said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Mention any more names like that and you won’t even make it home, I swear it.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “I swear I found it in the library.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z They swear at us when we demand our fee, But what man can afford to work for free? Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I spit the dirt and leafs out of my mouth and told him, “I’m sorry, Mr. Leroy, I didn’t know he was gonna steal your money, I swear I didn’t know, sir!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton throws her hands in the air like she’s praising the Lord, and I swear my jaw drops past my shoulders. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He glanced at me—I swear he smirked—then settled down to lick his paws. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His head crashed into the chin of his captor, who swore in pain; the other robber reached out and slapped Tree-ear’s face viciously. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Was it one of these people, each and every one of whom she could swear loved Redemption more than their own life? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Mama, I swear, you know too much about me.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t wake up the Ghost or the Roach after Cardan swore his oath. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I solemnly swear that I’m up to no good. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z If I swear I’ll make up all the work on time, can you wait to call them? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss swore and scrambled back to his feet in time to see Kaisha shove Reg’s chair into the room after them, right as the first group of stampeding teens surged past. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Both my parents had a say in the decision, but they swear they were instantly taken with each other. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z More scared than when Papa swore he’d send George to the army school, far from everything and everyone. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing’s happening to you, you’re safe, it isn’t real, I swear it isn’t real — take this, now, take this...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z So, Papi raised his right hand and swore to defend the Constitution of the United States, and we were here to stay. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Growing up under that heated control, Alice swore she wouldn't, but she did, pass it on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t! I swear! Well, not really. But—I was just so upset! I figured if my daddy...” she dropped her head and sniffled. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We were laughing our heads off, and I swear I saw him smile as he shook his head at the whole scene. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The names watch me, and I swear they see it when I understand. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Because I swear, every time I look up, somebody is staring at me, like if they look hard enough, they can actually see my spots getting bigger. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “He knew he was going to die,” Carmen said, and I swore I saw a few tears drop from her eyes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to. I couldn’t help it. I swear!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Trey swears that if Jay had gotten counseling after seeing Dad die, she wouldn’t have run to drugs to deal with the trauma. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I've never known him to swear, yet he and my brother seem to have found a common language that eludes the rest of us. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was a bit late to repair the damage, but Harry swore to himself not to meddle in things that weren’t his business from now on. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I beg the colonel’s pardon, sir. But I swear that I’m Italian.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas swore two things to himself as he walked away for lunch break. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When she tries it on, I swear she is glowing. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I swear to you, the boy had to be possessed. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She swore that there was an Aleut girl among the hunters. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks I imagined the whole thing, but it’s true, I swear it is—every single word! The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They circled above, a dozen of them or more, swooping down to shoot and soaring up again, and Lyra swore with every word she knew. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “I swear to God that you will not be asked to commit a felony.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The She Elephant swore and threatened, but the animal ordered his owner to put Tendai down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, Chuck,” he whispered to no one. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Dad did let Haley have a piece of his muffin even though she’d already brushed her teeth, but only after she pinky swore not to say anything to Mom. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry,” he babbled, “I’m so sorry, I’ll tell them everything, I swear, I’m so sorry.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I don’t know how Miss Love managed it, but she got the telegraph operator to swear not to tell anybody what it said, namely, that the Pierce would arrive the following Saturday. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I swear to God I didn’t. She jumped.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He likes colors—he calls them “hues”—so he might wear lavender and chartreuse together, partly for fashion, but I swear he dresses funky so we can have new vocabulary words. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “I swear by the Holy Mother it will.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, we all laughed because we knew we could get in trouble for swearing, but the strength of our numbers would prevent any retribution. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z "No one and nothing. I swear it upon the Sisterhood." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, Metatron, her dæmon is in my power. Please, great Regent, hide yourself a little—my eyes are dazzled...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I heard sirens coming up the street, and I swear I would have stayed staring if it hadn’t been for the cop car that pulled up onto the sidewalk between us. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Bicycles. Their mother will kill me, I swear to you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You throw one more thing at me and I swear I’ll tell Mama!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z About seven years, or four billion miles, ago, my father swore he would never let anyone read another word of his writing. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Even when she was very angry, Mami rarely swore or used vulgar language. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z You have to swear you’ll get her under the protection of that object, and then I’ll take you wherever you want to go.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone kept starting it up, and then the others would swear and tell them to shut up. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And Jan was still in jail, swearing that he had an alibi. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I heard it from Rat Kiley, who swore up and down to its truth, although in the end, I’ll admit, that doesn’t amount to much of a warranty. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to swear I wouldn’t tell Dad. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Although I still planned on winning first place at the science fair this year, we pinky swore we’d help each other with our individual projects. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The song ended and she swore at him. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He was standing in my face, and started swearing at me, close ’nough that clumps of slob was jumping off the hairs covering his mouth, splashing foulness all o’er my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “I swear. This guy I know told me. He was an Outward Bound guide.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You better be saving me, Beyonce, or I swear I will come back like one of those too-much-eyeliner ghosts in a Japanese movie and haunt you forever!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A reporter from Science asked Southam why, if the injections were as safe as he swore they were, he didn’t inject himself. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Granny, I swear I didn’t know. I had never seen white people riding buses before, so when I heard this bus coming, I thought it was ours.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are not Unsullied, but they will not shame you. This one will swear to that by spear and sword, Your Worship.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I remember when that was a hell of a lot of money to me, too. Keep the shoes. I swear, ain’t no strings attached.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I feel it in my chest, I swear. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When I came here, I swore I wouldn’t do any Westerns. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Ma had picked the coldest day in January for us to go skating, I swore. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z In the silence that follows, I swear I hear it hit the floor. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Keep it to yourself, but swear on the River Styx it’s specific and accurate. You also have to swear that if you lose and die, the harpies will be released from their curse.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I never cried much when I was a baby; Mom swears it’s true. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z As he led the way through the woods, I swear, the breeze blew just right to open the path for him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "I will. I swear it. As you command." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Buttercup took a step forward and said, “If we surrender, freely and without struggle, if life returns to what it was one dusk ago, will you swear not to hurt this man?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He and Link were swearing and hopping up and down on the marble tiles. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Family mottoes, touchstones, prayers of sorts, they boasted of honor and glory, promised loyalty and truth, swore faith and courage. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mom, who swore like a prison guard, never cursed around Gran and Gramps. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Abandoning his strict constructionism, Roberts unilaterally amended the Constitution and had Obama “solemnly swear that I will execute the office of president to the United States faithfully.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “If the next thing you say to me isn’t I’m sorry, Sierra, I messed up, Imma toss you right off this fire escape, Robbie, I swear to God.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z His mouth is turned down, and I swear I see color in his face. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When I ran into him on the stairs, Salamano was swearing away at the dog. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It’s called “Swagerific,” and I swear to God, it’s the dumbest song ever. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She hangs up, but for just a second I swear I saw her smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Kelly swore the people her dad had written for were famous, but George never recognized their names. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I swear, sometimes I just really felt like pinning a medal on that girl. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And it did, too; silently he swore to himself that this dog of a man would never win the jiggeh with its priceless contents. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She holds her hand up like someone’s swearing her in. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My prior experience with young men was to hear them swear “Christ almighty in the craphouse!” at any dress with too many buttons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They spit out the evil Pol Pot’s name and swear to each other they will hunt him and his officers down to avenge their suffering. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "I swear it," she said in the Common Tongue of the Seven Kingdoms that by rights were hers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Murray swore that Hollywood actors were visiting Key West. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier did not return to his bed, but swore lazily and sat down with his back against the doorframe, observing us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She gave him that look—mouth curled up on the right side—and he said, “I swear I will text him!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I swear I felt the bullet fly right by my eyes and I fell. I’m not hurt.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z His face flushes red, and, I swear, his eyes are too bright. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “It was him, I swear, I just saw him!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to, mister. I swear I didn’t. He kept worrying me till I went in.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Calm down. I’ll be fine. I can do this. I swear I can. I want to do this.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I swear it’s staring back at me in glee. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Standing between the snake women—I could swear he was looking straight down at me—was my old enemy Luke. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I swear, T. Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in on me. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Get out of our faces. I swear to God, lady. Don’t mess with us,” I say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They swear by a certain bakery on Sullivan Street, a certain butcher on Mott, a certain style of coffeemaker, a certain Florentine designer of sheets for their bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I solemnly swear,” said Lazlo, and they hooked their fingers together and descended to the anchor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There’s even an antique cradle with Mister Johnny’s old baby bonnet and silver rattle that I swear I can hear tinkling sometimes on its own accord. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Do you swear to always obey the Six and those through whom they speak, without hesitation?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Did I swear I would find them, kill them all for what they had done? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There isn’t a slurp or a crinkle or a crunch anywhere—just our feet hitting the linoleum and Tonni’s hard stare, which I swear makes noise. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Do you swear, for the rest of your days, to act with honor, courage, and integrity?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I swore he was minutes away from death. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I swear, honey, there are times when I think you’re the only one around who still has faith in me,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I swore to myself that I wasn’t never gonna do nothing that low-down ever again. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Even today those who are predisposed to believe it swear by its accuracy, and over the years its publication has done its share to stoke worldwide anti-Semitism. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You take it smoothly now,” said I, “but you were very serious last night, when you swore it was Death.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The men say nothing, not even a single swear, and I take that to be because they’re still trying to put their best foot forward with the mysterious Katherine Deveraux, fine lady from the east. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z If he picks my mind again, I swear, I’ll shove this blade through him, Augur or not. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Dad and I had liked to go to their ball games together and eat Polish sausages and laugh at the old guys who swore at the umps. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z His friends at school refused to believe George when he told them, even when he swore on his heart. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z But I swear she can make a decent fishhook out of anything—a thorn, a wishbone, an earring. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a dreadful thing he was making me swear. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And even though my gait is now smoother and people swear they don’t even notice, I never forget that under my pants is a pipe. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I swear I saw the ghost of Granny flit distraught around the room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And I swear she starts full-blown checking me out. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I swear her hands turned as red hot as the metal she melted when she rubbed my leg. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He paced, he sweated, he swore under his breath. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Though it was dark and foggy, she seemed to eye each of them carefully, and Seven swore she could see inside her brain. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z But maybe the front row is the exception, because I swear Taylor just spent forty-five minutes gazing directly into my face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They stand there staring at each other, fifteen days removed from Henry swearing at the ceiling of Alex’s bedroom and unsure how to proceed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But I swear, some folks will say anything tastes like chicken. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted Arya to present herself and swear an oath ... it must mean her sister had fled on the galley, she must be safe at Winterfell by now . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I swear I can almost hear that new mother let out a sigh of relief, as if she can't wait to get her baby away from me and whatever bad luck or germs I carry. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At first there were bright lights moving about in a black sky; Digory always thinks these were stars and even swears that he saw Jupiter quite close—close enough to see its moon. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I swear right now before God or whatever. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When she tried on her new outfit, Mama and Sissy swore that she looked sixteen except for her hair. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the way my eyes see things that others swear aren’t there. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z For the past few years I've just been gritting my teeth and kicking my door and swearing under my breath at him about stuff like this. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They came out a few years ago, but I swear those things are so fresh. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The old woman asked him to swear again while looking at the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother was upset, but not too upset to reprimand Anne for swearing. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z And I have to keep apologizing to the boat for swearing every time I scrape my knuckles on a barnacle. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Buddy Ray and the big bouncer would probably both swear that they threw me out when they realized that my ID was fake. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Because of the security guard’s murder, Marco swears that he will never change money again. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Percy, I swear on the River Styx, I didn’t know what he was planning.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “He swears he’s never going to wear a uniform again.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I decide the new Finch swears whenever and however he wants to. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Yossarian swore at Milo and held two aspirins out to ashen lips unable to receive them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “I swear, that’s as far as I got. I never finished the sentence. She guessed it.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “If I die, my friends will swear to leave you in peace and not take revenge. You’d have your sight back, which even Gaea won’t give you.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Shawna’s locker was wide open, and she was swearing up a storm. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He squatted back, swore, and rubbed water out of his eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But Dove, who was always swearing allegiance to England, and Johnny knew that he honestly was a Tory, was the butt of all their jokes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody—I swear, everybody—was giving me these awful looks,” she said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The sounds of eight shouting, swearing men galloping at full speed after a ball filled the air. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Every year, the day after Wishing Day, I swear I’m going to cut that thing down,” Francesca said. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I would sooner swear an oath on an anvil and do honest work than dupe the world with make-believe.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I was close enough to hear the man on deck cursing and swearing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Minnie wakes up, she says she knows she shouldn’t be telling me this, that I’m too young to hear it, but I swear I’m thirteen and that seems to satisfy her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that if you broke your oath it was the biggest sin a man could commit, because God was witness to the swearing on his name. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z By the clicking of heels in the background and muttered swearing, she’s running somewhere. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Usually she just looks like foulmouthed Ma, who swears at me and calls me useless. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Fine,” says Vincent, “I’ll swear anything you want but on condition that you vomit that stuff up immediately—stick your finger down your throat until you vomit, otherwise I’ll call the others.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Safety. Your safety. Swear that you will never fly eastward of Pendor, and I will swear to leave you unharmed.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “If I looked like that,” said the Julian voice, kind of laughing, “I swear to God, I’d put a hood over my face every day.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z She sat back on her heels and swore. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Was he supposed to swear something back to them? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Holding up her right hand, she swore the US Civil Service oath of office, confirming her status as an employee of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if it’s true. Eduardo at the bank swears that his brother saw a document with a government seal on it discussing patria potto tad. But who knows?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The men swore her to secrecy and told her they would be in touch. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z There was no need to swear secrecy, for our trust was already deep. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Can you come, Bear? Can you walk? Were going to leave Great Wexly. The steward swore a sacred oath to let us go.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, whenever you two talk, I just tune it right out. I have no idea what you’re saying.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “You mean a lot to me, I swear. Please believe that.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She wanted to eat, to put a hand to a swollen belly, to wish that she’d never eaten a morsel and swear that she’d never eat again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I may have been shaking my head, but I can’t swear to it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Each was swearing quietly to his or her own God. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear on the Bible I won’t tell nobody. Not Billy Jean, not Joyce Ann, not Momma—” She was jerking her head back and forth in solemn emphasis. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z "When I see him next. 1 swear it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘I swear on my father’s grave this, I swear on my father’s grave that.’ American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Someone who could sign an affidavit swearing to my name and nationality and religion. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She had respectfully told them that we were fine, but they didn’t listen until she swore in Farsi and banged her fists on the kitchen table. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He does not interrupt to say that Gina owes him money for the swearing jar. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The woman laughed, saying, "You crack me up, Martin. I swear you do." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z ‘Because you are a woman. But I didn’t bring Judith down here. I would not bring her down here. I dont expect you to believe that. But I swear to it.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked from her husband to Ron, who swore loudly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I swear I heard some girl ask "Why are black people so angry all the time?" as I left Blake’s house, but how else am I supposed to feel? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "Why, the realm, my good lord, how ever could you doubt that? I swear it by my lost manhood. I serve the realm, and the realm needs peace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I know it’s late,” I apologized, “but I swear I was going out of my mind. I had to talk to you.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Celia saw us, whenever I’d catch her watching us after a quick kiss in the gym or holding hands in the hallway, I could swear she was about to burst into tears. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He had passed the banes of a dragon, he swore, so immense that he had ridden his hoise through its great black jaws. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to be a Marine, Mary Anne. I swear I’m not,” Ben said bitterly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think he spends all his week ends here; I swear I saw bats in the woodwork downstairs. Follow, follow.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Around midnight when Grampa finally realized I wasn’t going to change my mind, he swore softly and said, “You’re getting to be more like your daddy every day.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She swore softly in French, a single violent word of disappointment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “My friend Izzi. She’s helped me. But the Commandant knows we talk. I have to save her. I swore to myself that I would.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She swore to him, though, that the next time he got caught starting fires she was going to burn him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Three other people in the room jump up and swear their numbers have personalities too. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He could swear, as he drove down the tree-lined street in the late morning light, that he saw dozens and dozens of flickering ghosts—his grandparents and their parents and their parents—watching him, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I swear I’m going to become a nun!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to froth at the mouth and swear and stomp my feet and break up some chairs and throw chicken soup all over the place. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, people can’t wrap their minds around the concept of a fat girl who doesn’t diet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Maybe my eyes were deceiving me, but I swear the skin of his upper torso was covered with patches of green moss. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z If you ever caught me reading one of those teen magazines, I swear, it wasn’t for the makeup tips. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I swear by heaven, though now I must be shriven for doing so! Therefore come, let us go and together lose our sins.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His dad swore under his breath and pressed his fingers into his eyes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We both took a sniff of it, and I swear we both thought we were going to die of a heart attack. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Stroll through Union Square, which, according to Google, features organic candy corn vendors, hint-hint”—Libby should just skip college, I swear to you—“and then walk down, uh...Fourth Avenue. Yeah.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Captain Balan,” said the peregrine, “it is rude to whisper. We will proceed to swear the new officer in. Now, padre, if you please.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For just a second our eyes met and I could swear that he recognized me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear if there's ever another war, they better just take me out and stick me in front of a firing squad. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Navid,” I said carefully, “I swear to God if you don’t tell me what the hell is going on right now I’m going to kick you in the crotch.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Hello my darling,” she says to Oscar in a thick accent, I swear, identical to Count Dracula’s. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I still can’t believe that my brother swore in the car, and my dad or mom didn’t say anything. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I sink onto the living room couch and shut my eyes—but I swear I’m being watched. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Whichever son is caught can swear he isn’t the brother they want! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec swore under his breath with every disappointing discovery, and Mark was feeling it, too. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She swore she detected sugar in the milk. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The rancher swore that he had etched a cross on his bullet, and that proved that the old woman was a witch, and so he was let free. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear it’s like his fist goes through my stomach and out through my spinal cord. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z "Send Arya away, she started it, Father, I swear it. I'll be good, you'll see, just let me stay and I promise to be as fine and noble and courteous as the queen." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If I’d been just a little braver, I swear to God, I would have kissed her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z "You are under oath, Intern Deere. Do you swear that the body of Samuel W. Westing was embalmed?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him, whether from delight or fear he could not tell, Ron kept swearing at the top of his voice, and Hermione seemed to be sobbing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "Be brave. I swore to see you home, and now I can. The day has been chosen." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The men behind were threatening to hack it apart and butcher the ox where he stood, whilst the driver and his kin swore to kill them if they tried. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I swear, he was happy to hear it. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “When I was a boy, gangs were everywhere. I saw my brothers gunned down in the yard. I swore I would never expose my children to danger like that.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, after a long interval of listening, “Ford in Flivver!” he swore. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear I can still smell the fertilizer in that place even though that incident was two months ago. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I swear her clothes get tighter every week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I slipped the folded scrap of paper in my pocket and swore to forget about it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Hmm, seems to be only one package and one letter, Elijah. I could have swore there was more.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I also seem to recollect that the master taking Prep was our friend Captain Hardcastle, but I wouldn’t swear to it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your Grace should have him swear an oath before his heart tree.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pausing only to employ a few of Uncle Vernon’s choicest swear words, he staggered back into the kitchen, clutching his head and staring out of the window into the back garden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If I have to eat one more plain tortilla or boiled potato, I swear I’ll cry. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I will not swear, reader, that there was not something of repressed sarcasm both in the tone in which I uttered this sentence, and in the feeling that accompanied it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Her scared twitterings rose in pitch and had a human quality, like Mami’s words when she swore we were driving her crazy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We know how to do that: to play cards, to swear, and to fight. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z After swearing Abdulrahman to secrecy, Ahmad brought him up to the roof and showed him a cage he had built from scrap wood and chicken wire. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure. Shucks. I swear...this has never happened.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Nobody answered, and I was scared Mother would start swearing about the King again, or crying. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She touches her heart, lightly, as if swearing on it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I swear, if you didn’t need that scholarship, I’d take you out of that program. I’m not sending you there to be in no cooking class. What that got to do with getting into college?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Ours do know a lot of excellent swear words,” said Ron, “but I think Fred and George taught them those.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I thought it was going to be Sloth. Got to swear in someone new to replace her. Get bloody with someone.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But I calmed down when everybody swore it must have been either pranksters or the mailman. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The worst thing about it is the sheer emphasis she swears with. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I swore to myself that I wouldn’t live in fear or silence anymore. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Gram stayed with the egg man for three days and three nights until Gramps came to get her and promised he wouldn’t swear anymore. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It’s a place so warm and so bright that I swear we must be glowing from beneath his covers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Do I need to make you swear an oath before a tree?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There’s a combination of girl sounds from the back seat, disgust and triumph, and Nora plugs her phone in, swearing she’s developed some kind of foolproof algorithm for the perfect road trip playlist. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “If you are there to protect him...Severus, will you swear it? Will you make the Unbreakable Vow?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Whatever it is, it’s going to be okay, I swear!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He made her swear on the Bible never to tell and never to follow, but still he lay awake a long time. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The whole neighborhood had heard their swearing and their threats. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Hofacket flushed and ducked his head, and I swear he would have kicked a clod if there’d been one on his studio floor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I swear you’ll never wrestle in this school again. State champion or not.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I swear—” He shook the rice angrily from his fingers and pushed the plate away, spilling sauce and rice on the sofrah. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Life gets way better after high school, I swear.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I swear, with the blood I was losing I needed a transfusion about every other day. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I swear it. On my mother the moon I swear it,” said Yvaine, sadly. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Ugh!” he said, swearing softly and removing his hand from the backpack. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Some folks swore she was a witch; a few misguided harpies insinuated she had poisoned or otherwise murdered the three husbands who had died on her. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jorge asked me to go with him to Palmas Street because his mother swore she wanted to make her peace with me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help laughing, which made Poll swear, and Aunt woke up and scolded us both.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaisha didn’t even get to enter the passcode before she also swore louder than Moss had ever heard her speak before. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They swore vengeance when they learned what had happened to the thirty warriors of the king's bodyguard. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He grunted, swore, dropped it to the floor and pulled with both hands. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They swore up and down that they’d visited the alley we described and couldn’t find him, though how you miss a giant kid living in a refrigerator box, I don’t know. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Seventeen. Okay. Fine. A paramedic in training. Eight minutes. I swear.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I swear, that garage looked like it was going to fall right over, tilting sideways with the door hanging off one hinge. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z For a second, I swear, I see it in Mother’s eyes too, beneath her worry that Daddy has obliterated my future. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It’s not making things easy at all for the agents, squirming and kicking its feet wildly as it howls, “I’m innocent. I swear! It was a Sasquatch, not me!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I swore I could hear the predatory whirr of Martens golf cart approaching. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Beans swore he had not brushed them since the big ones came in. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z What if he’s done the thing he swore he would never do, the thing he hates, and fallen in love with a prince because it was a fantasy? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "It would've made you puke, I swear it would," I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Then swear it now, upon your father’s grave.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Men would hate and swear a bloody vengeance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But I thought you were straight. I swear to God.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Did you put your hearing aids in? I said, I swear I saw Luke.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The Greatjon began to curse and swear as soon as he saw what awaited them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The first time the Communist airplane flew over Hankow on its way to Wuchang, I ran outside and shook my fist at the pilot and shouted all the Chinese swear words I knew. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And, tipping wine out, Pheidon swore to me the ship was launched, the seamen standing by to take Odysseus to his land at last. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "But I swore I wouldn't tell it and here I am tantalizing you." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I kicked and swore and swung my trapped limbs so hard my braid wiped at my own eyes, so I closed them. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, I swear, sometimes I want to put that thing in a box and let her float down Kabul River. Like baby Moses.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I watched her walk away, her back hunched a little, and I wondered how it was, when I swore I wouldn’t connect with anyone, that she already meant so much to me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z A screech of brakes as the car stopped, and the ginger policeman began to swear under his breath. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I swear, all that’s missing from that package is a billboard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Furious, the officer swore at Alfons and said, “Hasn’t it occurred to you yet that you and I are serving a mass murderer?” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t me, my father always swore. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They fell at once to swearing as I ordered, and when the round of oaths had ceased, we found a halfmoon bay to beach and moor the ship in, with a fresh spring nearby. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He talks better than Scipio. And he's even smaller than me. But she probably wouldn't like the swearing.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “All we come for was a fish or two, swear!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I know this room is supposed to be more or less soundproof . . . but I swear I hear the sound of guns and the vibrations of distant screams. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Robert would swear undying love and forget them before evenfall, but Ned Stark kept his vows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He stalked out the room, cursing and swearing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Back away," the man warned, "or I'll open the boy's windpipe, I swear it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yet Alice Manfred swore she heard a complicated anger in it; something hostile that disguised itself as flourish and roaring seduction. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t swear oaths you can’t keep!” whispered Basta as he pushed the door open and led her out into the brightly floodlit square. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I could swear I saw the branches move in the trees, just past the second row beyond our clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It’s so quiet, I swear I can hear my own heartbeat. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Alys, do you swear to share your fire with Sigom, and warm him when the night is dark and full of terrors?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All of the words on the page have blurred together, I swear. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I swear to God, I rather you have a good mind than a cute behind.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So I decide to go to the kitchen to grab the Kool-Aid, but as I pass Daddy’s room I swear I hear something. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing to tell. Lina’s a good girl. A good wife to you. I swear!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And the rabbit swore that he would not make the mistake of loving again. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The wheels spun, one moment, two—the car lurched forward and backward, and her mother swore even more colorfully, and then they were free. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I saw deer and hares, and once, at twilight, I swear I saw a phoenix rise, trailing smoke. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s so sweet sometimes you swear you can smelt muffins baking. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he says, “Donna. I love you. I swear to God, I love you!” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’m not, I swear I’m not. I wanted to wait until I was sure it was the right thing to ask, the right thing to do, and I’m sure now. It’s important.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The dragon watched the pitchfork, eyeing it with what Anya could swear was something close to scrutiny. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z "I swore a vow. Three times I swore. You heard me." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Just let them land. Hear them out. Jason will back up everything I’m telling you. I swear it on my life.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Swear, she says, swear to that Pope that you didn’t look at Mona Dooley in her pelt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I swore it would grow to be a massive tree whose roots would strangle them all. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z If I ever became a doctor, I swore to myself then and there, I would legitimize the use of the word “ballsack.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If I didn’t know better—if the gold-flecked eyes didn’t brim with many millennia’s worth of knowledge—I’d swear he was just one of the chess-playing old heads at my apartment complex in Chicago. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Silently she swore, then glowered at the material. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Tell me you think I’m stupid and ugly and I swear this would hurt less.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I swear the same, my dear Madam Mina!” said Van Helsing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I could swear that’s young Crazy Horse looking at me. Of course, when he was a boy, they called him Light Hair.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z There was lots of swearing and lots of coins being passed ’round and American dollar bills being waved back and forth and held squozed up in fists. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “It ain’t my fault,” she said, “that you was born a fool, and always done been a fool, and ain’t never going to change. I swear to my Father you’d try the patience of Job.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I swear and stick my thumb in my mouth. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Now this year there was a whole batch of new kids from different elementary schools combined, and Naheed swore she could feel everyone jockeying for position, like horses on a racetrack. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He registers dimly that it’s the first time he’s ever heard the prince swear, before the flash from someone’s camera goes off. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Roberta Butt,” Mom answered, raising her hand as if to swear. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Both creatures swore to stay on earth until the project was complete. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, a swear word would drift through the screen door from out in the yard and Mrs. Odom would march out there and tell them to hush up talking like that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Eye went on: “The conductor says the General’s children got off at Borrowdale, but one of the passengers—an exmember of the Filed Teeth gang—swears they caught the next train to Mazoe.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The president swore to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States when he took office. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, when she pulled into the parking lot, she held her breath, like she might catch some extra calories if she inhaled too deeply near so much trans fat. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I swear to God it wasn’t me. Have mercy, you’ve got the wrong man. I didn't touch her.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My da used to say every Irishman you meet in America swears to have a relative who fought alongside Michael Collins. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “He’s over there. Honest to Christ. I swear to it.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "He swore a vow to protect his king's life with his own. Then he opened that king's throat with a sword." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Totally cheesy, but I swear time stopped in that moment. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I, Samuel W. Westing, hereby swear that I did not die of natural causes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear, with that mask on, he looks just like a scarecrow. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "How many times must I swear to that? Lady Stark, whatever you may believe of me, I am not a stupid man. Only a fool would arm a common footpad with his own blade." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z So I said, “Pinkie swear?” to make him feel better, even though this felt way too big for a little old pinkie. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z But Moron swore it on his nan’s grave. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z We walk back to the classroom and nobody—I swear!—bothers us. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “I swear to God! White kids come out and eat our music up. They crazy about us. Sing along to our lyrics and everything.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “The glare. I feel like someone rubbed broken glass into my eyes. I swear, if I knew it would stop the shimmering, I would blind myself.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I could swear she looked guilty, but I didn’t have much time to think about it, because the giant defective Talos took one step toward us, closing half the distance and making the ground shake. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And he swore that everything he printed was found purely by chance. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “No. Please. She’s just asleep. I swear. Don’t take her from me.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For the longest time I swore I was behind on the puberty game since I haven’t even grown a mustache, but Dylan’s actually the freak show here—handsome freak show. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Louis, if you don’t stop dropping those aces, I swear, we fightin’.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Wow, did you make those? I swear, artists make the simplest things look so good.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I swear, my mother was getting her TV lawyer on. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I swear I didn’t even see the sucker when I was shooting it because I was shooting a guy who was washing down a Jeep. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She could spell big words and remember to do math homework, and her father didn’t swear or drink like my father did. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He sighs, murmuring a faint swear against my ear, and pulls away. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “If you do, I swear to God I will kill you,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Me neither! Q, swear not to bring clothes.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z "It's okay, Maddy. I'm fine. I swear. It's just a broken arm. Remember when Cotton broke her arm? She was better in no time! Nothing crazy." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z My aunt Debbie visited the courthouse and swore an affidavit that I was who I said I was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I swear I don’t see him here,” said I. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I swear this isn’t an excuse to not go outside. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There was the recurring sound of retching and moaning, of laughter, greetings, threats and swearing, and of bottles shattering against rock. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mei Ching told them about the reward, but she swore she would refuse it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got loose, he flew up at my face before I could cover it, tried for my eyes and then—I swear—whipped over backward and took a shot at Cookie, my lead dog. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, and I swear I saw, or felt, right at that moment something dark and ugly and bottomless back away from a certain hospital door in Springfield. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z The giant appeared even larger up close than it had from the shore, and peering down into its dark throat, I swore I could almost hear old Cuthbert breathing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My parents swore and signed my false medical history. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z All the secrets she made her childhood best friends pinkie swear to never tell another soul. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Lord Jesus,” he swore; and for a moment there was silence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “She was there right after we walked out. But when Celia saw me, I swore she was going to fly across the gym and strangle me to death.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Because I swear, it’s like if you and Lee Lee aren’t joined together at the hip, you act like you can’t survive.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Only ... if Mother or Robb did anything treasonous, called the banners or refused to swear fealty or anything, it would all go wrong. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Normally reserved, Ophelia didn’t hold herself back with Farmer, showing him even her “outrageous side,” with its off-color humor and occasional swearing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z One of Ms. Monroe’s colleagues swears me in, and I promise on the Bible to tell the truth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I also had to swear that when his soul was sleeping I would never try to wake it, for the shock might make it go to sleep forever. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He hits the ground hard and I'm hoping he possibly broke his neck when he gets back to his feet, swearing like a fiend. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Okay, Ruthers, can you put Mom back on?... I love you, Mom. I’ll be okay. I swear.... Yeah, okay, you, too. Bye.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He shakes water off his whiskers, and I swear it looks like he’s winking at me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “If I can find you, I’ll find you, I swear it,” he says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Oh hell, hell, bloody hell!” swore Elinor, undoing her seat belt. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And the elevator door dings shut and I watch as, I swear to you, the whole plant exhales. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I swear she doesn’t look familiar at all,” he said anyway. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “A boat,” I said, “unless I’m so whacked out that I’m imagining things. I swear it’s coming this way.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Kunthi took it all, I swear it. She forced me, I did not want you to know.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I have spent a vexing half hour scrapping with Fräulein Engel over the pen nib, which I swear I did not bend on purpose the first time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I swear he’d never been anywhere near a barbershop in his life. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I swear his eyes are about to explode out of his head and shoot molten bronze goo all over the room. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She stands up and, I swear on a stack of pancakes, stamps her foot. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “I did swear to obey my Order. I did promise obedience.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear, my baby’s just like me” — and the affection would be undone. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He swore that all the technology in the world wouldn’t save a sailor if he didn’t use his head and know his ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When our hands connected, I swear to Christmas I felt a current of electricity jolt through me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’m going to kill him for that alone,” Mom swore as she swatted more dirt off the back of her pants. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They let him pass the third day after he swore that he would come back, that he was only taking his family to their hometown because his wife worried so much. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You love her well, I know. I swear, I shall keep her safe.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “May was right here with us, just now. I swear to God. I felt her, Summer, all up and down me like I’d just poured her in a glass and drunk her.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t feel so good. But I swear on the Styx, that’s what we saw.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He swore as the coal streaked black on the lapel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He swears they taste better than the ones on his floor.... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong couldn’t see much of what was happening, but he swore he spotted his friend’s silhouette standing at the gate. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tormented by Úrsula, Amaranta wept with indignation and swore her innocence in front of the altar, which the carpenters had not finished dismantling. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The pilot’s mouth went rigid, he swore and jerked a short series of slams into the seat, holding his shoulder now. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lyra, I’m going to give you something, and you must promise to keep it private. Will you swear to that?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Aye, but I swore to fight him to the deaths “You have had two good tries.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear I shall weep with envy if I keep thinking about them, bombed to bits or otherwise. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But such measures never got far in Europe, where any country that temporarily swore off firearms would be promptly overrun by gun-toting neighboring countries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I swear I could feel it before I looked up and saw it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I swear I jump a whole foot in the air. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z If you didn’t know trolls were dumb animals, you’d swear the beast was grinning. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z For a second, Sefia swore she saw storms, great roiling clouds rolling with thunder, and lightning cracking overhead. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “They always say that. He could of had a wad of bubble gum, they’d swear it was a hand grenade.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When things went south between my mom and Nate at the boat launch that day, I swear giving Bryce one rock after another was the only way I kept him with me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It cuts so deep, I swear I can feel the blood rise and fight to bust out. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z |
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